角を矯めて牛を殺す (つのをためてうしをころす) — to throw the baby out with the bath water

角つのを矯ためて牛うしを殺ころす

to throw the baby out with the bath water

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角をためて牛を殺す

つのをためてうしをころす

Verb

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

idiomatic expression

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Kanji that make up this word

角

かど・つの…(6)

angle・corner・square・horn・antlers

矯

た.める…(1)

rectify・straighten・correct・reform・cure…(3)

ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)

kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)

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角を矯めて牛を殺す

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