揚げ足を取る — meaning in English
ageashiotoru
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English meaning
- nitpick verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
Senses
揚げ足を取る is used for these senses in English:
- find fault (intransitive, idiom, often followed by with) To criticize something excessively.
- nitpick (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
nitpick — full definition
- verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
- verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.
- verb I nitpicked his hair.