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                           Phrase(s): You must lose a fly to catch a trout.  Prov. You have to sacrifice something in order to get what you want. (Implies that what you sacrifice is minor compared to what you will get.)  •  Amy was willing to live cheaply for several years in order to save enough money to buy her own house. She knew that you must lose a fly to catch a trout.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs