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角を矯めて牛を殺す

to throw the baby out with the bath water; throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow; throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow

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矯角殺牛

trying to straighten the horns of a bull; and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the disease

角をためて牛を殺す

to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow; throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow

枝を矯める

to straighten a branch; straighten a branch

不正を矯める

to redress injustice; redress injustice

声を殺す

to muffle one's voice; to speak quietly; muffle one's voice; to speak quietly

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角を矯めて牛を殺す

「つのをためてうしをころす」
expression, godan verb (-su)
to throw the baby out with the bath water, to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat, to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow
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