おく
奥
ば
歯
　
に
もの
物
　
が
はさ
挟
　
ま
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to beat around the bush, to not speak frankly, to talk in a roundabout way.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おく
奥
ば
歯
　
に
もの
物
　
が
はさ
挟
　
ま
　
る
 奥歯に物が挟まる おくばにものがはさまる
おく
奥
ば
歯
　
に
　
も
　
の
　
が
はさ
挟
　
ま
　
る
 奥歯にものが挟まる おくばにものがはさまる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heart, interior
おく　オウ　のく (7th, N2)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
thing, object, matter
もの　ブツ　モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
pinch, between
キョウ　はさ.む　ショウ (9th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
insert between(夾) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide