はしごを掛かける

expression, ichidan verb

set a ladder up against

Describes the action of placing a ladder so that it leans against a wall, tree, or other surface.

• 消しょう防ぼう士しが建たて物ものにはしごを掛かけた。

  The firefighter set a ladder up against the building.

• 果物くだものを取とるために木きにはしごを掛かける。

  I set a ladder against the tree to pick fruit.