尻尾を掴む (しっぽをつかむ) — to have something on someone

尻しっぽ尾を掴つかむ

to have something on someone

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尻尾をつかむしっぽを掴む

しっぽをつかむ

Verb

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, to grab by the tail

idiomatic expression

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Kanji that make up this word

尻

しり…(2)

buttocks・hips・butt・rear

尾

お…(1)

tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain

掴

つか.む・つか.まえる・つか.まる…(1)

catch・seize・grasp・hold・arrest…(1)

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尻尾を掴む

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