花を持たせる

華を持たせる

Reading

Kana: はなをもたせる

Romaji: hanawomotaseru

Definition

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to let someone have the credit for (a success); to let someone else carry the flowers

Kanji

花

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meaning: flower

持

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる

Meanings: hold, have

華

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meanings: splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)に花(はな)を持(も)たせてやった。

➥I let him get the credit.