Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Brent\'s clutches

Japanese translation:

ブレントの手に落ちる

Added to glossary by kokuritsu
Jan 29, 2014 12:39
10 yrs ago
English term

Brent's clutches

English to Japanese Bus/Financial Investment / Securities Securities investment
Help me find what "Brent's clutches" in the following sentence means:


Some investors fell into Brent's clutches sold out their funds at discounts.

Thanks a lot for your help in advance.
Proposed translations (Japanese)
3 +3 ブレントの手に落ちる

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ブレントの手に落ちる

Fall into someone's clutches は次の定義のとおりですが、文脈または文章の全体の調子に合わせて様々な言い方ができると思います。ブレントの「意のままになる」とか「策略にはまる」でもいいかもしれません。後の言い方は fall into a trap に相当する言葉だとは思いますが。

Fall into somebody's clutches: to become influenced or controlled by someone who is likely to use their power in a bad way
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fall into clutches
Note from asker:
ありがとうございました。
Peer comment(s):

agree Misae Lucasey : ブレントの「策略にはまる」に賛成です。ブレントの「思い通りになる」「思うつぼにはまる」なども考えられます。
3 hrs
Thank you.
agree David Gibney
8 hrs
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agree Minoru Kuwahara
1 day 17 hrs
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