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► 動詞
目くじら  [(2)めくじら]  [目くじらを立てる]  [coll]    meaning:  criticize  rank: 3
☆ のすることにそんなにいちいち目くじらをてるなよ ⇨ Don’t criticize every single thing he does like that  (☛ Literally “turn up the corners of eyes”. Nitpick trivial things)