Dictionary: “出しに使う”

出しに使う

だしにつかう

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something

I don't want to be made a cat's paw.

Kun/On information

出

On: しゅつ;すい
Kun: で.る;-で;だ.す;-だ.す;い.でる;い.だす
Stroke count: 5

・exit

・leave

・go out

・come out

・put out

・protrude

使

On: し
Kun: つか.う;つか.い;-つか.い;-づか.い
Stroke count: 8

・use

・send on a mission

・order

・messenger

・envoy

・ambassador

・cause