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因小失大

Hiragana
いんしょうしつだい
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
因小失大
Easy Japanese Meaning
小さなりえだけを大事にして、大きなりえやたいせつなものをなくすこと
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He ended up spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar because he didn't pay back a small debt.

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to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

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