Jisho

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もとこ 元も子もない
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal​Idiomatic expression
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元も子も無い 【もともこもない】

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