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Unclassified Expression, る-verb

言葉尻(ことばじり)を捉(とら)えるto pounce on someone's words, to cavil at someone's words, to trip someone up with their own words

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    1. Expression, る-verb

      1. 1.

        to pounce on someone's words, to cavil at someone's words, to trip someone up with their own words

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    言葉尻を捉える 【ことばじりをとらえる】、言葉尻をとらえる 【ことばじりをとらえる】、言葉尻を捕らえる 【ことばじりをとらえる】

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