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Originally Posted by Maxful
By the way, I don't quite understand "ネクタイを閉める" as it sounds like "close the tie" to me. Please do correct me if I am wrong.
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I thought I had just said:
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Originally Posted by masaegu
Once again, don't let the translated English words "open" and "close" fool you. The sooner you break the habit, the faster and more properly you will learn Japanese.
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You should trust your own ears more. If "close the tie" sounds strange to you, then it must be strange.
It means "to wear the tie (properly and tightly)". When you want to relax a little at work, you may loosen your tie around your neck a little, and then the reception desk calls you saying you have a visitor. You need to tighten your tie back to see him/her. This action is called ネクタイを閉める（ＯＲ 締める）.