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背に腹は変えられない

せにはらはかえられないseniharahakaerarenai

expression · i-adjective

  1. you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
  2. a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences