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マッチポンプ・マッチ・ポンプ

マッチポンプ

表記・読み:マッチ・ポンプ

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    stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself

    名詞in ref. to lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump