- なんくせ
- [難癖] ¶→難癖をつける難癖
fault* * *なんくせ【難癖】¶ → 難癖をつける* * *なんくせ【難癖】〔欠点〕 a fault; a flaw; 〔とがめだて〕 faultfinding.●難癖をつける criticize; find fault 《with…》; pick holes 《in…》; carp 《at…》
・部下の仕事ぶりに難癖をつける find fault with a subordinate's way of doing the job
・道具に難癖をつける find fault with [quarrel with, blame] one's tools
・なんだかんだと難癖をつける cavil at sb for one thing or another
・彼はいつも人に難癖をつけたがる. He is always ready to criticize others.
・じゃまな人間に難癖をつけて閑職に追いやった. He found fault with a person in his way and put him out to grass.
・男は出された料理に難癖をつけて店をゆすろうとした. He tried to get some money out of the restaurant by finding fault with the food.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.