根掘り葉掘り

ねほりはほり
thoroughly
persistently
through-and-through

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ねほりはほり【根掘り葉掘り】

¶彼女は私の家族のことを～聞きたがる

She is inquisitive (in asking， ^×to ask) about my family.

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ねほりはほり【根掘り葉掘り】

inquisitively; 《口》nosily.

●根掘り葉掘り聞く[尋ねる] inquire of sb about every detail of 《a matter》; ask sb prying [nosy] questions; catechize [grill] sb to the last detail about 《a matter》; be inquisitive about 《a matter》; subject sb to a searching inquiry.

●彼は私の計画について根掘り葉掘り尋ねた. He grilled me (to the last detail) about my plan.

・そんなに根掘り葉掘り聞くものでない. Don't be so inquisitive. | Don't ask so many questions.