抜ぬき

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈物もの〉抜ぬきでwithout (something), leaving (something) out

  今日きょうは朝ちょう食しょく抜ぬきで学がっ校こうに行いった。

  I went to school today without eating breakfast.

• 〈数かず〉人にん抜ぬきbeating a number of people in a row

  彼かれは五ご人にん抜ぬきで優ゆう勝しょうした。

  He won the tournament by beating five opponents in a row.

• 〈事こと〉は抜ぬきにしてsetting (something) aside, skipping (something)

  前まえ置おきは抜ぬきにして、本ほん題だいに入はいりましょう。

  Let's skip the preamble and get straight to the main topic.

• 〈物もの〉抜ぬきの〈物もの〉(something) excluding (something), e.g. a price without tax

  これは税ぜい抜ぬきの価か格かくです。

  This is the price excluding tax.

Expressions

• 抜ぬき足あしでstealthily; on tiptoe; without making a sound
• 冗じょう談だん抜ぬきでseriously; joking aside; in all seriousness
• 挨あい拶さつは抜ぬきでwithout formalities; skipping the greetings; let's get straight to the point
• 抜ぬき差さしならないinextricably involved; in a sticky situation; unable to back out