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マッチポンプマッチ・ポンプ
1. [n] Source lang: eng(wasei,partial) "match", dut(wasei,partial) "pomp"
《in ref. to lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump》
▶ stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it
▶ profiting from solving problems created by oneself



History:
5. A 2021-10-14 03:25:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2021-10-13 11:00:02  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
  Comments:
ポンプ comes from Dutch, not English. Do we use the "partial" flag in cases like this?
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,2 @@
-<lsource ls_wasei="y">match pump</lsource>
+<lsource ls_type="part" ls_wasei="y">match</lsource>
+<lsource xml:lang="dut" ls_type="part" ls_wasei="y">pomp</lsource>
3. A 2021-10-12 23:14:53  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2021-10-12 17:13:51  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr, prog
  Diff:
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
-<lsource ls_wasei="y">match pump, i.e. lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump</lsource>
-<gloss>stirring up trouble to get credit from the solution</gloss>
+<s_inf>in ref. to lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump</s_inf>
+<lsource ls_wasei="y">match pump</lsource>
+<gloss>stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it</gloss>
+<gloss>profiting from solving problems created by oneself</gloss>
1. A 2013-05-11 11:17:22  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Added additional dotted reading(s) via batch update.Added additional dotted reading(s) via batch update.
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -6,0 +6,3 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>マッチ・ポンプ</reb>

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