虻蜂取らず、あぶはち取らず、アブハチ取らず、虻蜂とらず、あぶ蜂取らず
あぶはちとらず、アブハチとらず
abuhachitorazu
JMdict entry #1671190
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) idiomatic expression attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
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Example sentences
結局は虻蜂取らずになってしまった。
kekkyoku ha abuhachi tora zu ni naxtsu te shimaxtsu ta 。
If you try for too much, you'll end up with nothing at all.
そんなに欲をかいていると、虻蜂取らずになっちゃうよ。
son'na ni yoku wo kai te iru to 、 abuhachi tora zu ni naxtsu chau yo 。
Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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。
sono teian ichi koku nichou wo neraxtsu ta mono darou kedo 、 「 abuhachi tora zu 」 ni nara nakere ba ii kedo ne 。
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.