立彬の日本語
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虻蜂取らず, あぶはち取らず, アブハチ取らず, 虻蜂とらず, あぶはちとらず, アブハチとらず
1. attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither, falling between two stools, catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
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結局は虻蜂取らずになってしまった。
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そんなに欲をかいていると、虻蜂取らずになっちゃうよ。
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Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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その提案一石二鳥を狙ったものだろうけど、「虻蜂とらず」にならなければいいけどね。
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That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
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