言葉尻を捉える、言葉尻をとらえる、言葉尻を捕らえる
ことばじりをとらえる
kotobajiriwotoraeru
JMdict entry #1877010
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Ichidan verb to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
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Example sentences
すぐ人の言葉尻を捕らえて非難するよな。
sugu hito no kotobajiri wo torae te hinan suru yo na 。
Quick to pounce on what people say and pick on them.