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jmdict 1128460 Active (id: 2151428) 
1128460 jmdict A [id=2151428]

マッチポンプ；マッチ・ポンプ
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  [lsrc=eng/pw:match,lsrc=dut/pw:pomp]
  [note="in ref. to lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump"]
  stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself


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