いけ好かない

Reading

Kana: いけすかない

Romaji: ikesukanai

Definition

adj-i

1

nasty; disgusting; disagreeable; creepy

Kanji

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something

Example Sentences

自分(じぶん)と気(き)があわない、いけ好(す)かない、人(ひと)がいるとします。

➥Suppose there's some jerk you just can't get on with.

いけすかないボスだけど、仕事(しごと)の悩(なや)みを相談(そうだん)したら案外(あんがい)、窮鳥(きゅうちょう)懐(ふところ)に入(はい)れば猟師(りょうし)も殺(ころ)さず、てなことになるかもね。

➥The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.