Translation/Meaning of "get hold of the rushes a good long way down before breaking them off" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

get hold of the rushes a good long way down before breaking them off 郎グ国

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get hold of the rushes a good long way down before breaking them off: 灯心草をとちゅうで折れないようになるべく長目に摘みとるルイス・キャロル著矢川澄子訳『鏡の国のアリス』(Through the Looking-Glass ) p. 98