尻尾を掴む – Vocabulary details

尻尾しっぽを掴つかむ

Expression

Verb (5-dan, む)

Idiomatic

1. to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead

2. (lit.) to grab by the tail

butt

tail

grab

tail (animal); tail end; tip

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

男おとこの子こは猫ねこの尻尾しっぽを掴つかんだ。

The boy grabbed the cat by the tail.

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