マウントを取とる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

mount (animal behavior)

Used for animals, especially dogs, when one mounts another as a dominance or mating behavior.

• 犬いぬが他ほかの犬いぬにマウントを取とるのは、必かならずしも性せい的てきな意い味みだけではない。

  When a dog mounts another dog, it is not necessarily only for sexual reasons.

expression, godan verb (-ru)

assert dominance; one-up; show superiority

Colloquial; describes a person trying to establish psychological or social superiority over someone, often in conversation or relationships.

• 彼かれはすぐにマウントを取とろうとするから、話はなしていて疲つかれる。

  He always tries to assert dominance, so talking with him is exhausting.