重箱の隅をつつく – Vocabulary details

重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみをつつく

Expression

Verb (5-dan, く)

Idiomatic

1. to nitpick; to complain about trifles

heavy

box

corner (of a room)

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

corner; nook; recess

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみをつつくようなことはやめて。

Stop your nitpicking.

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