肉を切らせて骨を断つ (にくをきらせてほねをたつ) — to lose a battle to win the war

肉にくを切きらせて骨ほねを断たつ

to lose a battle to win the war

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にくをきらせてほねをたつ

Verb

to lose a battle to win the war, to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe, to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

idiomatic expression

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Kanji that make up this word

き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)

cut・cutoff・be sharp

骨

ほね…(1)

skeleton・bone・remains・frame

断

た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)

severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)

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肉を切らせて骨を断つ

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