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豚を盗んで骨を施す
【 ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす 】
1. [exp,v5s] [proverb]
▶ you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence
▶ [lit] steal a pig and give the feet for alms

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2022-08-01 04:18:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
2. A 2018-01-14 06:09:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-01-09 09:53:56  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
英語ことわざ教訓辞典, saito
in the book "Tigers, Devils, and Fools: A Guide to Japanese 
Proverbs" (Edward Trimnell)

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