hackney in Japanese
hackney in Japanese is 使い古す — hackney means a carriage, cab, or vehicle available for public hire.
hackney in Japanese
使い古す
Pronounced: tsukaifurusu
(transitive) To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
What does "hackney" mean?
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noun A carriage, cab, or vehicle available for public hire.
"They hailed a hackney to take them across town."
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adjective Made dull or unoriginal through overuse; hackneyed.
"The speech was full of hackney phrases about "thinking outside the box.""
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hackney in a sentence
- They hailed a hackney to take them across town.
- The speech was full of hackney phrases about "thinking outside the box."
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What is "hackney" in Japanese?
"hackney" in Japanese is 使い古す. hackney means: A carriage, cab, or vehicle available for public hire.
How do you pronounce 使い古す?
"hackney" in Japanese is 使い古す, pronounced "tsukaifurusu".
How do you use "hackney" in a sentence?
Example: "They hailed a hackney to take them across town." In Japanese, "hackney" is 使い古す.
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