"throws a sprat to catch a mackerel" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} throws a sprat to catch a mackerel
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of throw a sprat to catch a mackerel Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
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