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