因縁 いんねんをつける
innen'o tsukeru

Ichidan Verb
Expression

1. to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

あの おとこはよくつまらぬことで だれにでも因縁 いんねんをつける。
ano otokowa yoku tsumaranu kotode darenidemo innen'o tsukeru.
He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.
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