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Japanese
Etymology
Attestable to at least 1881, when this expression was used in a kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami.
Literally “the mummy-taker becomes the mummy.”
Phrase
木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる • (mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru)
- the searcher becomes the searched
- (by extension) the preacher becomes the converted
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