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尻尾しっぽをつかむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Idiomatic
1. to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone; (lit.) to grab by the tail
Alt. forms
尻尾しっぽを掴つかむ
58%
尻尾しっぽをつかむ
30%
しっぽをつかむ
6%
しっぽを掴つかむ
4%
Kanji used
尻
butt
尾
tail
Conjugations...Used in: 196
Composed of
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Examples (1 in total)
The boy was holding a mouse by the tail.