"爪に火を灯す" meaning in All languages combined

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          "火",
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      "form": "つめにひをともさ",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomosa",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯せ",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomose",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯される",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomosareru",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯させる",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯そう",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯さない",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomosanai",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯します",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomoshimasu",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomoshita",
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      "form": "爪に火を灯せば",
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        "pinch pennies, live a stingy life"
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        "(idiomatic) pinch pennies, live a stingy life"
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      "form": "爪に火を灯される",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomosanai",
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      "form": "tsume ni hi o tomoshimasu",
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