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jmdict 2694350 Active (id: 2200648)
転んでもただでは起きない転んでも只では起きない
ころんでもただではおきない
1. [exp,adj-i] [proverb]
▶ all's grist that comes to his mill
▶ turn everything to good account
▶ turn anything to profit
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2419120 転んでもただは起きぬ【ころんでもただはおきぬ】 1. all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
  ⇐ see: 2694360 転んでもただでは起きぬ【ころんでもただではおきぬ】 1. all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
  ⇐ see: 2694370 転んでもただは起きない【ころんでもただはおきない】 1. all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2022-08-01 04:02:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
3. A 2017-12-08 10:02:25  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15,2 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>All's grist that comes to his mill</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>all's grist that comes to his mill</gloss>
2. A 2012-03-17 00:32:30  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-03-16 07:34:22  Paul Upchurch
  Refs:
daijr, daijs, ALC, Luminous, Google
  Comments:
Since this version gets the most Google hits, I think it would make sense to just reference the three other pronunciations to this one.

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