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大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころすdainomushioikashiteshounomushiokorosu

expression · godan verb

  1. sacrifice something small in order to save something great
  2. lose a leg to save one's life
  3. to let a large bug live and kill a small one

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