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jmdict 1877010 Active (id: 1990862)
言葉尻を捉える言葉尻をとらえる言葉尻を捕らえる
ことばじりをとらえる
1. [exp,v1]
▶ to pounce on someone's words
▶ to cavil at someone's words
▶ to trip someone up with their own words
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1756450 言葉尻【ことばじり】 2. slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2018-11-13 23:21:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2018-11-12 23:05:20  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog
  Diff:
@@ -19,2 +19,3 @@
-<gloss>to cavil at a person's words</gloss>
-<gloss>to use somebody's words to trip him up</gloss>
+<gloss>to pounce on someone's words</gloss>
+<gloss>to cavil at someone's words</gloss>
+<gloss>to trip someone up with their own words</gloss>
3. A 2010-11-24 10:12:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2010-11-23 20:58:32  Scott
  Refs:
daijirin gg5 koj
  Diff:
@@ -6,0 +6,6 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>言葉尻をとらえる</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>言葉尻を捕らえる</keb>
@@ -14,0 +20,1 @@
+<gloss>to use somebody's words to trip him up</gloss>
1. A 2010-11-23 05:04:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Added additional PoS via batch update.Added additional PoS via batch update.
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<pos>&v1;</pos>

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