"対岸の火事" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

  1. (火事は大変な災いではあるが、川の向こう岸の火事はこちらへ燃え広がるおそれがないことから。)(他者にとっては大問題であっても)自分には関係なく、何の苦痛もないこと。
    Sense id: ja-対岸の火事-ja-phrase-mJGP4oQB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語_慣用句
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