사자성어 Flashcards by jj son | Brainscape

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권선징악

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Good Triumphing over evil

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과유불급

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Too much is as bad as too little

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견물생심

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Opportunity makes the thief

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고진감래

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After a storm (comes) a calm

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군계일학

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The sun among inferior lights

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금상첨화

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Icing on the cake

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기사회생

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The kiss of life

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다다익선

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The more the better

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단도직입

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To put it bluntly

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대기만성

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Late bloomer

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마이동풍

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In one war and out the other

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백문불여일견

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Seeing is believing

One picture is worth a thousand words

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부전자전

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Like father, like son

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분골쇄신

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Work one’s fingers to the bone

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사필귀정

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Right will prevail in the end

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새옹지마

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A blessing in disguise

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설상가상

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Add insult to injury

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소탐대실

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Penny wise and pound foolish

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승승장구

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Everything is going his/her way

To be on a winning streak

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식자우환

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Ignorance is bliss

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유비무환

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Prevention is better than cure

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유유상종

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Like attracts like

Birds flock together

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약육강식

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The law of the jungle

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어부지리

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Play both ends against the middle

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언감생심

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To dare to do something

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역지사지

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If I were in your shoes

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오리무중

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Completely lost, have no idea, be in a fog

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일석이조

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To kill two birds with one stone

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일어탁수

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One rotten apple spoils the barrel

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자업자득

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Self do, self have

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작심삼일

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Short-lived resolution

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적반하장

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The thief turns on the master with a club

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주경야독

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Farming by day and studying by night

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진퇴양난

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Between a rock and a hard place

To be in a dillema

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초지일관

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Accomplish one’s original goals

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칠전팔기

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

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침소봉대

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Full of hot air, to tell a fish story

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타산지석

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You learn a lesson from others’ failure

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표리부동

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What you are saying is different from what you have in mind

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풍전등화

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Being on the brink of collapse

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팔방미인

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He is a man of many talents

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호구지책

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Means to survive harsh conditions

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호사다마

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Fortune never comes alone

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호시탐탐

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Keeping a low profile to get the upper hand

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횡설수설

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You don’t know what you are talking about

Jibber jabber

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화룡점정

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Icing in the cake