しっぽをつかむ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しっぽをつかむ – see the following entry.

【尻尾を掴む】 [verb] (idiomatic) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead [verb] to grab by the tail Alternative spellings 尻尾をつかむ, しっぽを掴む

(This term, しっぽをつかむ (shippōtsukamu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)