Word details
말꼬리
- Pronunciation
- 말ː꼬리
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
the end of one's talk
The ending of a short statement or story.
Idioms
말꼬리(를) 물고 늘어지다
bite and hold on to the end of someone's talk
To find fault with what someone said and nitpick at every single thing.
말꼬리(를) 잡다
hold the end of someone's talk
To seize upon the weakness in what someone said.
말꼬리를 물다
bite the end of someone's talk
To relay something as soon as the previous speaker finishes talking.