言葉尻

ことばじり【言葉尻】

¶ → 言葉尻をとらえる

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ことばじり【言葉尻】

●言葉尻をとらえる[つかまえる] catch sb out (in what he says); use sb's words to trip him up; 〔あげ足をとる〕 trip sb up

・人の言葉尻をとらえるのはよせ. Quit [Stop, None of] picking on what people say. | Stop trying to catch me out.

・言葉尻を濁す give 《a sentence》 a vague ending; leave the exact meaning hanging in the air.