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

sacrifice something small in order to save something great, lose a leg to save one's life, to let a large bug live and kill a small one

殺虫

さっちゅう

killing insects or pests

殺虫剤

さっちゅうざい

insecticide, pesticide

殺虫灯

さっちゅうとう

light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper

殺虫薬

さっちゅーやく

insecticide

息を殺す

いきをころす

to hold one's breath, to catch one's breath

声を殺す

こえをころす

to muffle one's voice, to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

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

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

感情を殺す

かんじょうをころす

to suppress one's emotions

気配を殺す

けはいをころす

to erase all trace of something

電撃殺虫器

でんげきさっちゅうき でんげきさっちゅううつわ

electric bug killer, insectocutor, insect-o-cutor

虫も殺さぬ

むしもころさぬ

innocent-looking, looking as though butter would not melt in the mouth

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ

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

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

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

殺す

ころす

to kill

寸鉄人を殺す

すんてつひとをころす

to make a cutting remark, to kill someone with a short blade

殺虫剤抵抗性

さっちゅうざいていこうせい

insecticide resistance

射殺す

いころす しゃさつす

to shoot a person to death

ブチ殺す

ブチころす

to kill by hitting