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しわ寄せ's meaning and how to use

しわ寄せ


Meaning

foisting upon; shifting to; shifting (the loss) to someone else

ある事柄により生じた失敗・矛盾・不利益などが当事者でない別の者へ及ぶこと、他に起因する厄介ごとを背負うはめになること、という意味で用いられる言い回し。

I'm wondering if "shifting (the loss) to someone else"  doesn't mean "bringing the bad effects to someone"?

Influence. Impact. The consequences of the harmful effects of things.


Example Sentences:

子供にはしわ寄せしない。Do not bring a bad influence on children.

低所得者層にしわ寄せする。Bring harmful effects on low-income people. (Shift the loss to the low-income people)

そのしわ寄せで残業が増えている。As a result of that bad influence, overtime has increased. (Because someone shifts the loss to us)

Other Sentence:

額にしわを寄せる。Wrinkle the forehead. (The look of pondering over complex problems.)



はめになること(羽目になる)


Meaning 

to get stuck with; to end up with (something unpleasant)


How to use it?

Verb (dictionary)+羽目になる


Example Sentences:

忘れ物して、結局戻る羽目になった。I forgot to bring something, which turned out to be the result of going home to get it.

他に起因する厄介ごとを背負うはめになる。Because of other reasons, it became the result of carrying trouble.

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