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<entry> <ent_seq>2102920</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>火中の栗を拾う</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>かちゅうのくりをひろう</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <pos>&v5u;</pos> <misc>&id;</misc> <s_inf>orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine</s_inf> <gloss>to take a risk for someone</gloss> <gloss>to endanger oneself for someone</gloss> <gloss g_type="lit">to gather chestnuts from the fire</gloss> </sense> </entry>