あげ足あしとる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
Kanji used
foot
Composed of
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)