"尺で鯛を釣る" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 尺で鯛を釣る [canonical] (ruby: (しゃく), (たい), ()), shaku de tai o tsuru [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “to catch a bream with an inchworm”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to catch a bream with an inchworm}} “to catch a bream with an inchworm”, {{lit|to catch a bream with an inchworm}} Literally, “to catch a bream with an inchworm” Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|しゃく で たい を つる}} 尺(しゃく)で鯛(たい)を釣(つ)る • (shaku de tai o tsuru)
  1. obtaining something large with something small Tags: idiomatic
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          "text": "Xacu. l, xacumuxi. シャク. または, しゃくむし (尺. または, 尺虫) 歩くときに身を縮めたりしながら進む一種の小虫. Xacude taiuo tçuru. (尺で鯛を釣る) 諺. この小虫で鯛を釣って取る人のように, 小さなもので大きなものを手に入れる.",
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