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焼け石に水
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 焼け石に水.
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Idiomatic expression
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (pouring) water on a hot stone
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