square up

喧嘩の構えをとる

相手に向き合い、喧嘩をする構えをとること。

やさしい英語で： You face someone and get ready to fight them.

• The two men squared up.
• He squared up to me outside the club.
• She stepped back when the stranger began to square up.

使い方： square up to someone (He squared up to the man who had pushed him.)

類義語： prepare to fight

よく使う表現： square up to someone, square up angrily, square up in defense

借金を返す、精算する

相手に借りているお金や、支払うべきお金を払うこと。

やさしい英語で： You pay someone the money you owe them.

• I will square up tomorrow.
• Have you squared up with Anna for the tickets?
• We squared up before leaving the hotel.

使い方： square up with someone (I will square up with you after lunch.); square something up (We squared the bill up before leaving.)

類義語： settle up, pay back

よく使う表現： square up with someone, square something up

対戦する

試合や競争で相手と対戦すること。

やさしい英語で： You face an opponent in a match or competition.

• The teams square up tonight.
• Two leading candidates squared up in the debate.
• Who will square up against last year’s champion?

使い方： square up against someone (Our team will square up against the champions.); square up to someone (She squared up to her rival in the final.)

類義語： face, compete against

よく使う表現： square up against someone, square up to someone

直角に加工する

材料を切削し、面や角が正確な直角になるように加工すること。

やさしい英語で： You cut or machine a block so its sides and corners are accurately square.

• Square up the block first.
• She squared up the insert on the milling machine.
• These blocks must be squared up before assembly.

使い方： square something up (The machinist squared the metal block up.)

類義語： true up

よく使う表現： square up blocks, square something up