角を矯めて牛を殺す、角をためて牛を殺す
つのをためてうしをころす
tsunowotameteushiwokorosu
JMdict entry #2553380
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'su' ending idiomatic expression to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow