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jmdict 2102920 Active (id: 1966780)
<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>



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