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出航前の夜に追加のシーラントを買うのを渋ったため、たった半ペニー分のタールを惜しんで航海を台無しにするところだった。

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We nearly managed to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar by refusing to buy the extra sealant the night before the voyage.

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We nearly managed to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar by refusing to buy the extra sealant the night before the voyage.

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

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僅かな費用や努力の不足のために、大切なものが台無しになる / 小さな犠牲を払わずに、重要な成果や利益を逸する
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出航前の夜に追加のシーラントを買うのを渋ったため、たった半ペニー分のタールを惜しんで航海を台無しにするところだった。

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