一いっ本ぽん取とる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

score an ippon; score a full point

Martial arts term: to score a full point in judo, kendo, etc., by executing a clean technique. The expression is often used in the form 一本を取る.

See also: 一本

• 彼かれは試し合あいで見み事ごとな内うち股またを決きめて一いっ本ぽん取とった。

  He scored an ippon in the match with a brilliant inner-thigh throw.

expression, godan verb (-ru)

one-up; defeat in an argument; score against

Idiomatic use derived from martial arts: to get the better of someone in a verbal exchange or competition, often implying a clever or decisive point. Frequently used in the passive form 一本取られる.

See also: 一本取られた

• 議ぎ論ろんで彼かれに一いっ本ぽん取とられた。

  He got the better of me in the argument.

• 彼かの女じょの鋭するどい指し摘てきに、思おもわず一いっ本ぽん取とられた気き分ぶんだ。

  I felt like she really scored one on me with that sharp observation.