bắt lươn đàng đuôi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Grabbing the eel by the tail — the slipperiest hold on a slippery thing.
Literally: catch the eel at the tail end
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “bắt lươn đàng đuôi” mean?
Grabbing the eel by the tail — the slipperiest hold on a slippery thing. Literally: catch the eel at the tail end
Is “bắt lươn đàng đuôi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.