目くじら立てる

めくじらたてるmekujiratateru

expression · ichidan verb

  1. to find fault (with trivial matters)
  2. to scold over minor things
  3. to get angry over trifles
  4. to raise one's eyebrows

Kanji in this word

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