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因小失大
Hiragana
いんしょうしつだい
Phrase
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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
Sense（1）
to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
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因小失大
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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.
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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彼は少額の借金を返さなかったために、結局は因小失大となってしまった。
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