false accusation; trumped-up charge; pretext; picking a quarrel
Used when someone makes an unfounded claim or starts a fight over a trivial or fabricated reason. Often appears in phrases like 言いがかりをつける (to pick a quarrel or make a false accusation).
He picked a quarrel with me over something trivial.
That's a completely false accusation.
statement one cannot take back; irrevocable remark
Refers to a statement that, once made, cannot be retracted or undone. Less common than sense 1; often used in contexts where one must take responsibility for one's words.
Once you've said it, you can't take back that statement.
I was troubled when my neighbor picked a quarrel with me over nothing.
Please stop making such baseless accusations.
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