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<entry>
<ent_seq>1128460</ent_seq>
<r_ele>
<reb>マッチポンプ</reb>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>マッチ・ポンプ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<s_inf>in ref. to lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump</s_inf>
<lsource ls_type="part" ls_wasei="y">match</lsource>
<lsource xml:lang="dut" ls_type="part" ls_wasei="y">pomp</lsource>
<gloss>stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it</gloss>
<gloss>profiting from solving problems created by oneself</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>