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jmdict 2833901 Active (id: 1988879)
損して得取れ； 損して得とれ
【 そんしてとくとれ 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ you must lose a fly to catch a trout
▶ sometimes the best gain is to lose
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2418820 損して得取る【そんしてとくとる】 1. you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose



History:
3. A 2018-10-13 14:14:49  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
G n-grams:
損して得取れ	4071
損して得とれ	3607
  Comments: 
Aligning.
  Diff: 
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>損して得とれ</keb>
@@ -12,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>you must lose a fly to catch a trout</gloss>
2. A 2017-12-25 18:07:10  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-11-25 11:32:02  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daijs
http://kotowaza-allguide.com/so/sonshitetokutore.html

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