あしがつく
ashiga tsuku

Godan Verb (ku)
Idiomatic Expression

1. to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked

強盗 ごうとう遺留 いりゅう ひん ひとつから あしがついた。
gōtōwa iryūhinno hitotsukara ashiga tsuita.
The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.
Godan Verb (ku)
Idiomatic Expression

2. to have a (male) lover

Archaic
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