叩く

たたく はたく

to strike, to clap, to knock, to dust, to beat

電卓を叩く

でんたくをたたく

to use a calculator

大口を叩く

おおぐちをたたく おおくちをたたく

to boast, to brag, to exaggerate

軽口を叩く

かるくちをたたく

to crack jokes

手を抜く

てをぬく

to ease up (on an opponent), to cut corners, to be shoddy

手を引く

てをひく

to withdraw from (a deal), to wash one's hands of

手をつく

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

手を焼く

てをやく

not know what to do with, to be at a loss with, to have difficulty with, to be put out

手を突く

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

憎まれ口を叩く

にくまれぐちをたたく

to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

買い叩く

かいたたく

to beat down prices, to strike a hard bargain

売り叩く

うりたたく

to beat down prices

引っ叩く

ひっぱたく

to slap, to strike, to spank

ぶっ叩く

ぶったたく

to beat vigorously, to rain stikes upon someone, to tan someone's hide, to mericlessly pummel, to beat the daylights out of

手を尽くす

てをつくす

to try all possible means

両手を突く

りょうてをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

叩き

たたき タタキ はたき

(feather) duster

叩首

こうしゅ

kowtow

叩打

こうだ

hitting; striking; slapping; patting