Word Meaning 言葉尻を捉える
ことばじりをとらえる
kotobajiri o toraeru
言葉尻を捉える is read as ことばじりをとらえる (kotobajiri o toraeru) and means to pounce on someone's words.
Meaning
English
- to pounce on someone's words
- to cavil at someone's words
- to trip someone up with their own words
Reading
Kana
ことばじりをとらえる
Romaji
kotobajiri o toraeru
Writing Variants
- 言葉尻をとらえる ことばじりをとらえる kotobajiriotoraeru
- 言葉尻を捕らえる ことばじりをとらえる kotobajiri o toraeru