矯角殺牛

きょうかくさつぎゅう

trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process, trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing, The cure is worse than the disease

枝を矯める

えだをためる

to straighten a branch

不正を矯める

ふせいをためる

to redress injustice

虫を殺す

むしをころす

to control one's temper

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

角を出す

つのをだす

to get jealous, to grow horns

身を殺して仁を為す

みをころしてじんをなす

to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself

身を殺して仁をなす

みをころしてじんをなす

to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself

牛角

ぎゅうかく うしかく

horns

角牛

かくぎゅう すみうし

bullfight

矯め直す

ためなおす

to set up again, to correct, to cure

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

角を捨てる

かくをすてる

to sacrifice a bishop

牛殺し

うしころし

Oriental photinia (species of shrub, Photinia villosa)

頭角を現す

とうかくをあらわす

to distinguish oneself, to stand out

角を生やす

つのをはやす

to get jealous, to grow horns

殺害を企てる

さつがいをくわだてる

to make an attempt on a person's life