切きり広ひろげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cut and enlarge; enlarge by cutting

Used when physically cutting something to make an opening or space larger, such as a hole, a garment, or a piece of material.

• 穴あなを切きり広ひろげて、もっと大おおきなパイプを通とおした。

  We cut and enlarged the hole to pass a larger pipe through.

• 袖そで口ぐちを切きり広ひろげて、腕うでが通とおりやすくした。

  I cut and widened the cuff so my arm could pass through more easily.