しっぽ
尻尾
 
を
つか
掴
 
む

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to have something on someone, to catch someone out, to trip someone up, to find someone's fault, to get evidence on someone, to get a lead on someone, to grab by the tail.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しっぽ
尻尾
 
を
つか
掴
 
む
尻尾を掴む しっぽをつかむ
しっぽ
尻尾
 
を
 
つ
 
か
 
む
尻尾をつかむ しっぽをつかむ
 
し
 
っ
 
ぽ
 
を
つか
掴
 
む
しっぽを掴む しっぽをつかむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

buttocks, hips, butt
しり コウ がみ (Late High School)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
tail, end, counter for fish
お ビ (Early Jr. High, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ け めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
catch, seize, grasp
つか.む カク (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
country
コク くに くな (2nd, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)