巻き添え

まきぞえ

巻添え

[makizoe]

Meanings

1.Noun

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

Related Words

巻き添えを食う（まきぞえをくう）see also
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
巻き添い（まきぞい）synonym
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

Examples

喧嘩の巻き添えを食った。

I got caught up in the fight.

巻き添えで怪我をした人がいる。

Some people were injured as collateral damage.

部署間の争いに巻き添えになりたくない。

I don't want to get embroiled in the dispute between departments.