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[exp,v5s]
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▶ to throw the baby out with the bath water ▶ to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel ▶ [expl] to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point ▶ [lit] to straighten the horns and kill the cow |
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| 6. | A 2018-04-09 13:09:51 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -16 +16 @@ -<gloss>to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point</gloss> |
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| 5. | A 2018-04-09 09:17:17 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<misc>&id;</misc> @@ -15,0 +17 @@ +<gloss g_type="lit">to straighten the horns and kill the cow</gloss> |
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| 4. | A 2018-04-09 07:03:20 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | thanks |
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| Diff: | @@ -14 +14 @@ -<gloss>to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat</gloss> +<gloss>to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2018-04-09 06:55:33 Fritz Knobloch <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Oops -- logically and Biblically, this should be "strain at a gnat and swallow a camel" |
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| 2. | A 2010-07-12 06:31:58 Scott | |
| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +12,1 @@ +<pos>&v5s;</pos> |
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