尻尾を掴む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尻 尾 掴
しっぽ つか
Hyōgaiji
Grade: S Grade: S
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
尻尾を摑む (kyūjitai)
尻尾をつかむ
しっぽを掴む

Etymology

From 尻尾 (“tail”) +‎ を (“direct object marker”) +‎ 掴む (“to grab”).

Verb

尻尾(しっぽ)を掴(つか)む • (shippo o tsukamu) godan (stem 尻尾(しっぽ)を掴(つか)み (shippo o tsukami), past 尻尾(しっぽ)を掴(つか)んだ (shippo o tsukanda))

  1. (idiomatic) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead
  2. to grab by the tail

Conjugation

See also

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