元も子もない
もともこもない Idiom- 1losing everything ; suffering a total loss ; coming to nothing ; having lost the interest and the principal Translated by Jiyomi
Other writings and readings
元も子も無い本も子もない本も子も無い
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) · adjective (keiyoushi)
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