首くびっ引ぴき

noun

constantly referring to; with one's nose in

Describes the act of frequently consulting a reference material (dictionary, manual, map, etc.) while doing something. Often used in the pattern 〜と首っ引き or 〜を首っ引きで.

• 彼かれは辞じ書しょと首くびっ引ぴきで英えい語ごの論ろん文ぶんを読よんでいる。

  He is reading an English paper with constant reference to a dictionary.

• 説せつ明めい書しょを首くびっ引ぴきで組くみ立たてた。

  I assembled it while constantly checking the manual.