Question of the Day #356

"Trump seen leaning hard on new Homeland Security chief over border"
From the headline of this article at Reuters.

上記の文で、lean onの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "lean on" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


1. ～に寄り掛かる、～にもたれる
2. ～に頼る
3. ～に圧力をかける、～を脅す

例文の場合は、3です。

Answer

According to MacMillan Dictionary:

1. [lean on someone] to depend on someone
2. [lean on someone] INFORMAL to put pressure on someone in order to make them do something
3. [lean on something] to press the horn of a car in a determined way

The answer in the case of the above headline is 2.

Examples

• The Prime Minister’s been leaning pretty heavily on her to resign.
• Colin was being leaned on by his bankers.
• We may have to lean on them a little if we want our money.
• He won’t pay unless you lean on him.
•  If she refuses to do it, lean on her a bit.