取り繕う

取繕う

Reading

Kana: とりつくろう

Romaji: toritsukurou

Definitions

v5u

vt

1

to keep up (appearances)

2

to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise

3

to mend; to repair; to patch up

Kanji

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

繕

Readings: ゼン、 つくろ.う

Meanings: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

Example Sentence

取(と)り繕(つくろ)うように、笑(わら)ってみせる。

➥She smiled to smooth things over.