Vocab Info

A15 Expression, う-verb (る)

海老(えび)で鯛(たい)を釣(つ)る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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, う-verb (る)

      1. 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

        Idiomatic expression

    All Forms

    海老で鯛を釣る 【えびでたいをつる】

    Details

      • え

      • び

      • で

      • た

      • い

      • を

      • つ

      • る

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