See cut one's losses on Wiktionary
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"text": "Coordinate term: throw good money after bad"
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"ref": "2007, Catherine Weber, A Woman's Guide to Overcoming Depression, Baker Books, →ISBN, page 47:",
"text": "But our culture has reinforced the belief that a good marriage just happens, and if it doesn't, you should simply cut your losses and move on to the next partner. After all, that's what we see in the movies.",
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"ref": "2011, Ann C. Logue, Day Trading For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 43:",
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"roman": "jiǎnshǎo sǔnshī",
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"word": "減少損失 /减少损失"
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"word": "die Verluste begrenzen"
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"word": "cortar por lo sano"
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"word": "reducir las pérdidas"
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"word": "cortar por lo sano"
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