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    3. 尻尾を掴む

    尻尾を掴む

    尻しっ尾ぽを​掴つかむ​

    to have something on someone

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab29 strokes

    尻尾をつかむしっぽを掴む

    しっぽをつかむ

    Verb

    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, to grab by the tail
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
    Kanji
    掴
    つか.む・つか.まえる・つか.まる…(1)
    catch・seize・grasp・hold・arrest…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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