尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむshippootsukamu

expression · godan verb

  1. to have something on someone
  2. to catch someone out
  3. to trip someone up
  4. to find someone's fault
  5. to get evidence on someone
  6. to get a lead on someone
  7. to grab by the tail

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences