揚げ足取るあげあしとる

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English definition

1. to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

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Kanji

• 揚raise; elevate; hoist; praise; extol; fry in deep fatヨウ / あ.げる、-あ.げ、あ.がる · 12 strokes揚げ高揚水揚げ掲揚旗揚げ抑揚浮揚荷揚げ
• 足leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwearソク / あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す · 7 strokes足満足足り不足足袋足る足元手足
• 取take; fetch; take upシュ / と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、-ど.り · 8 strokes取っ取引取る取り取得取れ取材取ら

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