〜にかこつけて: Japanese grammar explained
~ni kakotsukete — A pretext ("on the pretext of").
Structure
Noun + にかこつけて
Examples
仕事にかこつけて、旅行を楽しんでいる。
しごとにかこつけて、りょこうをたのしんでいる。
He enjoys his trips under the pretext of work.
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