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えびでたいをつ
る
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
Alt. forms
海
え
老
び
で
鯛
たい
を
釣
つ
る
えびでたいをつ
る
Conjugations...
Composed of
えび
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
たい
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
つ
る
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract