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踏み込む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 踏み込む.
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1
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid
Examples
君子が恐れて踏み込まぬ所へも愚者は突入する。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
2
to come to grips with; to get to the core of
Examples
詳しいことが全部わかるまでは、あわててその場にふみこむな。見当がつくまでは、慎重にかまえておれ。
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.
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