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 (Early Jr. High, 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)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
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 (Early High School, 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