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：2026/01/13
揚げ足を取る
Hiragana
あげあしをとる
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
相手の言葉のちょっとした言い間違いや、細かな表現の欠点などをとらえて、必要以上に非難したり、からかったりすること。 / 議論などで、本質とは関係のない些細な言葉尻をとらえて相手を攻めること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人のことばの小さなまちがいを見つけて、わざと悪く言うこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
挑毛病 / 吹毛求疵 / 抓小辫子
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
吹毛求疵 / 抓語病 / 挑剔找碴
Korean Meaning
트집을 잡다 / 말꼬리를 잡다 / 꼬투리를 잡다
Indonesian
mencari-cari kesalahan / mengorek kesalahan kecil / mencari celah untuk menyalahkan
Vietnamese Meaning
bắt bẻ / bới lông tìm vết / vạch lá tìm sâu
Tagalog Meaning
maghanap ng butas (lalo na sa sinabi ng iba) / mambusisi sa pagkakamali / mahuli sa salita ang iba
Sense（1）
to find fault
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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He always likes to find fault with others.
See correct answer
彼はいつも人の揚げ足を取るのが好きだ。
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