揚げ足

あげあし

Also written 挙げ足, 上げ足, 揚足, 挙足, 上足

Meanings

1. Noun raised leg; lifting a leg
2. upturn (in the market) Antonym: 下げ足 (さげあし).
3. sitting cross-legged

Kanji

• 揚 deep-fry. Read as あげ.
• 足 foot. Read as あし.

Example sentences

• 君はいつも僕の揚げ足を取るね。
  You always like to trip me up, don't you?
• 人の揚げ足を取るばかりじゃなく、もっと建設的な意見を言ってくれないかな。
  All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.
• 彼はすぐ人の揚げ足を取る。
  He is a captious man.

Common phrases

• 揚げ足を取る (あげあしをとる) to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake

Words containing 揚げ足

• 揚げ足を取る (あげあしをとる) to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake
• 揚げ足取り (あげあしとり) faultfinding
• 揚げ足取る (あげあしとる) to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake

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