throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

动词 v.
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动词 v.
  1. To sacrifice something of little value in the hope of gaining something better. UK,idiomatic
    — It is pertinent to remember that in 1892, the M.S.W.J.R. had secured from the L.S.W.R. running powers between Andover and Southampton Dock, so no doubt the "Solent Scheme" should properly be regarded as a sprat set (successfully) to catch a mackerel.

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throws a sprat to catch a mackerel present,singular,third-person throwing a sprat to catch a mackerel participle,present threw a sprat to catch a mackerel past thrown a sprat to catch a mackerel participle,past
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