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しっぽをつかむ
Meanings
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
Alt. forms
尻尾しっぽを掴つかむ
57%
尻尾しっぽをつかむ
30%
しっぽをつかむ
7%
しっぽを掴つかむ
4%
Conjugations...Used in: 45
Composed of
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Examples (1 in total)
The boy grabbed the cat by the tail.