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► 名詞
言い掛かり  [いいがかり]  [言い掛かりを付ける]    meaning:  complain  rank: 3
☆ チンピラに言い掛かりをけられた ⇨ A thug tried to pick a fight with me  (☛ A criminal to pick a fight by making a false accusation)


More examples:
  • それはとんだ言い掛かりだ ⇨ That’s an outrageous, totally baseless, accusation
  • は言い掛かりに毅然とした態度反論した ⇨ He retorted with a firm attitude against the accusation
  • それはとんでもない言い掛かりだ ⇨ That is an outrageous accusation