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▶ to compromise one's principles ▶ to betray one's principles |
2. | A 2022-12-17 22:10:36 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | 節を曲げる 337 節を曲げない 261 節を曲げず 415 節を曲げて 444 |
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1. | A* 2022-12-16 06:17:48 Opencooper | |
Refs: | * chuujiten: 節を曲げる depart from one's principles; compromise one's principles * prog: 彼はとうとう節を曲げた|He finally compromised his principles. * genius: 節を曲げる compromise [betray] one's principles * wisdom: 節を曲げる[折る] betray one's principles. * gg5: 節を折る[曲げる] break [bend] one's principles * daijs: https://kotobank.jp/word/節を曲げる-547814 |
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Comments: | cf. our 「節を曲げない」 entry. |