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

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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Characters that make up this word

角

かど・つの…(6)

angle・corner・square・horn・antlers

Kanji

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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Dictionary

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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