軒を貸して母屋を取られるって英語でなんて言うの?
ある夜 飼い犬が雷を怖がったので、その日だけわたしの寝室に入れ一緒に寝たら、いつのまにかわたしの寝室を自分の部屋だと勘違いしているよう。
軒を貸して母屋を取られたかんじ。
軒を貸して母屋を取られる...一部を貸したばかりに全部を取られることのたとえ。
回答
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I gave it a roof but it ended up taking the room as its own.
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One night, I let my dog sleep in my room because it was scared of thunder. It was only supposed to be for that day, but before I knew it the dog ended up mistaking the room as its own. I gave it a roof but it ended up taking the room as its own.
ご質問ありがとうございます。
この場合は、直訳できないですが、近い意味で「I gave it a roof but it ended up taking the room as its own.」という風に言えます。
また、「ある夜 飼い犬が雷を怖がったので、その日だけわたしの寝室に入れ一緒に寝たら、いつのまにかわたしの寝室を自分の部屋だと勘違いしているよう。」という説明の英訳も知りたい場合、「One night, I let my dog sleep in my room because it was scared of thunder. It was only supposed to be for that day, but before I knew it the dog ended up mistaking the room as its own. I gave it a roof but it ended up taking the room as its own.」になります。
ご参考になれば幸いです。