"あわよくば" meaning in 日本語

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Adverb

Forms: あはよくば, 歴史的仮名遣い:あはよくば
  1. うまくいったら、機が良ければ、間が良ければ。
    Sense id: ja-あわよくば-ja-adv-5OurB44k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 副詞
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          "ref": "(芥川龍之介『忠義』)",
          "text": "あるいはその物々しい忠義呼ばわりの後に、あわよくば、家を横領しようとする野心でもあるのかも知れない。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "(中島敦『李陵』)",
          "text": "幕営の中に残った将士は、李陵の服装からして、彼が単身敵陣を窺ってあわよくば単于と刺違える所存に違いないことを察した。"
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        "うまくいったら、機が良ければ、間が良ければ。"
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