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to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
Proverb
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Proverb
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
Christianity
Massacre of the Innocents (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)
Proverb
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one
Proverb
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one
Idiomatic expression
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow
