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重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみを突つつく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
Idiomatic
1. to nitpick; to complain about trifles
Alt. forms
重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみをつつく
重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみを突つつく
重じゅう箱ばこのすみをつつく
Kanji used
重
heavy
箱
box
隅
corner (of a room)
突
thrust
Conjugations...Used in: 14
Composed of
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
corner; nook; recess
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on