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▶ burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed) ▶ exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself ▶ [lit] hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom |
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| 5. | A 2018-06-11 11:30:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 4. | A* 2018-06-11 09:31:27 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Oops. Rehauling a bit. I think this is an idiom rather than a proverb, based on daij. |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,3 +12,3 @@ -<misc>&proverb;</misc> -<gloss>don't cover your head and leave your bottom exposed</gloss> -<gloss>you have to be careful not to expose your weak point while attempting to protect yourself</gloss> +<misc>&id;</misc> +<gloss>burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed)</gloss> +<gloss>exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself</gloss> |
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| 3. | A 2018-06-10 16:03:34 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | gloss one already seems to cover the lit sense? |
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| 2. | A* 2018-06-10 08:34:23 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -14,0 +15 @@ +<gloss g_type="lit">hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom</gloss> |
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| 1. | A 2017-12-05 08:48:29 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -11,0 +12 @@ +<misc>&proverb;</misc> |
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