N2982/1725

突つっ込こむ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbintransitive verb

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つっこむ

Meanings

to thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove
to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into
to delve into (a matter), to go into depth, to get to the heart (of something)
to press (someone) about, to point out (e.g. an inconsistency), to question sharply, to grill
to get involved with, to meddle in, to poke one's nose into
to riposte, to retort, to quip

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Example sentences

彼かれはポケットに手てを突つっ込こんで歩あるいていた。

He was walking with his hands shoved into his pockets.

上司じょうしは細こまかいミスに突つっ込こんでくるので緊張きんちょうする。

I get nervous because my boss always grills me about minor mistakes.

車くるまがガードレールに突つっ込こんだ。

The car crashed into the guardrail.

彼女かのじょの発言はつげんのおかしな点てんにどうしても突つっ込こまずにはいられなかった。

I couldn't help but point out the strange part of what she said.

他人たにんの家庭かてい問題もんだいにそこまで突つっ込こむべきではないと思おもう。

I don't think you should poke your nose that deeply into other people's family matters.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)