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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す
 だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす
 Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
 idiomatic expression
 sacrifice something small in order to save something great
 lose a leg to save one's life
 let a large bug live and kill a small one
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