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throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

/θɹəʊ eː spɹæt tʰu̟(ː) kæt͡ʃ eː ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/

Sacrifice something small to gain something larger.

“She threw a sprat to catch a mackerel at the market.”
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