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焼(や)け石(いし)に水(みず)
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), idiomatic expression
    1. 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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