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<entry> <ent_seq>2216540</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>背に腹は替えられぬ</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>背に腹はかえられぬ</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>背に腹は代えられぬ</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>背に腹は変えられぬ</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>せにはらはかえられぬ</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <xref>背に腹はかえられない</xref> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs</gloss> <gloss>a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem</gloss> </sense> </entry>