cut your losses
US /kʌt yʊər ˈlɔsɪz/
UK /kʌt yʊər ˈlɔsɪz/
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損失を最小限に抑える, 損切りする
to stop doing something that is clearly going to be unsuccessful before you lose any more money, time, or effort
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After investing so much, it was hard to cut our losses, but the business was failing.
多額の投資をした後、損失を最小限に抑えるのは難しかったが、事業は失敗していた。
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It's time to cut your losses and move on to a new project.
損失を最小限に抑えて、新しいプロジェクトに進む時が来た。