JLPT N1

～にかこつけて

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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Structure / Usage

Noun + にかこつけて

出張にかこつけて、観光を楽しんだ。

Using the business trip as a pretext, I enjoyed sightseeing.

病気にかこつけて、仕事を休んだ。

Using illness as an excuse, I took a day off from work.