付つけ上あがる

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付け上がる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	付つけ上あがる	付つけ上あがらない
Polite	付つけ上あがります	付つけ上あがりません
Past polite	付つけ上あがりました	付つけ上あがりませんでした
Past	付つけ上あがった	付つけ上あがらなかった
Te-form	付つけ上あがって	付つけ上あがらないで
Desire	付つけ上あがりたい	付つけ上あがりたくない
Potential	付つけ上あがれる	付つけ上あがれない
Passive	付つけ上あがられる	付つけ上あがられない
Causative	付つけ上あがらせる	付つけ上あがらせない
Causative passive	付つけ上あがらせられるalso 付つけ上あがらされる	付つけ上あがらせられないalso 付つけ上あがらされない
Volitional	付つけ上あがろう
Polite volitional	付つけ上あがりましょう
Imperative	付つけ上あがれ	付つけ上あがるな
Conditional	付つけ上あがれば	付つけ上あがらなければ
Tara conditional	付つけ上あがったら	付つけ上あがらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

take advantage; get carried away; push one's luck

Describes someone becoming presumptuous or overconfident because of another person's kindness or leniency. Often used in negative contexts to criticize such behavior.

彼かれは上じょう司しが優やさしいのにつけ上あがって、遅ち刻こくが増ふえた。
He took advantage of his boss's kindness and started coming in late more often.
あまり褒ほめると、つけ上あがるから気きをつけて。
Be careful not to praise him too much, or he'll get carried away.

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Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
上above, up

Related words

図ずに乗のる
Similar meaning of getting carried away, but 図に乗る often implies acting arrogantly after a success, while 付け上がる focuses on exploiting someone's goodwill.
調ちょう子しに乗のる
Also means to get carried away, but 調子に乗る is broader and can refer to being overconfident in any situation, not necessarily due to another's kindness.

Built from

つける+上あがる

Written forms

付つけ上あがるUsage18%
Standard kanji spelling.
つけあがるUsage58%
つけ上あがるUsage24%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
付つけ上あがる
Variant with 上る instead of 上がる; less common.
付つけ上あがる
Variant with 付 instead of 付け; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 付け (tsuke, continuative form of 付ける 'to attach') + 上がる (agaru 'to rise'). Literally 'to rise by attaching oneself', figuratively meaning to become presumptuous by relying on someone's favor.