to sacrifice something small in order to save something great 小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす [しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす] /(exp) (id) to sacrifice something small in order to save something great/to lose a leg to save one's life/to kill a small bug and save a large one/ ------- 小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける [しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける] /(exp) (id) to sacrifice something small in order to save something great/to lose a leg to save one's life/to kill a small bug and help a large one/ |