尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむ

Also written 尻尾をつかむ

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone (literally: to grab by the tail)

Kanji

• 尻 buttocks
• 尾 tail
• 掴 catch; seize; grasp. Read as つかむ.

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