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속담 Flashcards

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가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다

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Treat someone well and they will treat you well

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가는 날이 장날

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Why of all the days I could have come is it busy today

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갈수록 태산

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Problems esculate if they aren’t fixed

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고래 싸움에 새우 등 터진다

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In a fight an innocent bystander always gets hurt

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고생 끝에 낙이 온다

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After a difficult job a good outcome is sure to come

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금강산도 식후경

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If you are hungry you can’t have fun

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꼬리가 길면 밟힌다

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If you continue doing bad you will end up getting caught one day

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꿩 대신 닭

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If you can’t get what you want get something similar

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누워서 침 뱉기

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If you hurt others you also hurt yourself

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돌다리도 두들겨 보고 건너라

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No matter how well you can do something, you should still take your time

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땅 짚고 헤업치기

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An extremely easy job

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떡 줄 사람은 꿈도 안 꾸는데 김칫국부터 마신다

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Thinking the deal is done without considering someone else who has the authority

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말 한마디에 천 냥 빚도 갚는다

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Words can patch up any problem

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믿는 도끼에 발등 찍힌다

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Trusting a person who then betrays you

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밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기

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A job destined to fail can only end in failure

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바늘 도둑이 소 도둑 된다

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If you start with little crimes you will end up making big ones

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발 없는 말이 천 리 간다

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Speak carefully because rumour spreads fast

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배보다 배꼽이 더 크다

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A repair cost is bigger than the original price

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백문이 불여일견

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Seeing is better than hearing about

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빈 수레가 요란하다

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Shallow people make up for it by being loud

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산 넘어 산이다

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Things won’t stop going wrong, one after another

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세 살 적 버릇이 여든까지 간다

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Bad habits as a child follow you through your life

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소 잃고 외양간 고친다

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It’s pointless trying to fix a problem when it’s about to fail

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쇠귀에 경 읽기

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No matter how hard you try, some people never listen

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시작이 반이다

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Starting is the hardest part

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싼 것이 비지떡

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The quality of a cheap product is the same as the price

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아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 나랴

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No smoke without fire

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우물 안 개구리

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To believe one knows a lot even though they know a little

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원송이도 나무에서 떨어진다

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Even if you are good there are still times when you make mistakes

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윗물이 맑아야 아랫물이 맑다

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Young will grow up as their parents are

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콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다

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If you plant a black bean you’ll get a black bean

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티끌 모아 태산

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No matter how small something is, if you continue to gather it later it will be big

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호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다

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Speak of the devil and he will appear

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귀를 기울이다

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Take an interest in someone’s opinion

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귀에 못이 박이다

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To get sick of hearing the same words over and over

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그림의 떡

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No matter how much you like something, you can not obtain it

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금이 가다

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Relationship between 2 people has gotten worse

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37
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길눈이 아둡다

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Bad sense of direction

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38
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낯을 가리다

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Hate greeting new people

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낯이 두껍다

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After making a mistake, not feeling ashamed by it

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누워서 떡 먹기

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Very easy

41
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눈 갑아 주다

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To pretend you don’t know of someone’s mistake

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눈 코 뜰 새다 없다

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To be so busy you can’t focus

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문에 안경

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No matter how bad something is, if you like it then everything about it looks good

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눈이 높다

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To have very high standards

45
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맛이 가다

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Food that has lost it’s flavour

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발을 끊다

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Give up or stop doing

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발이 넓다

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To be very sociable and know people across all fields

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손을 떼다

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Quit a job you were doing

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손을 잡다

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Combine forces and work together

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손이 크다

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Be generous with money

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식은 죽 먹기

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Easy as one expects it to be

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어깨가 무겁다

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Feel pressure after taking on a big responsibility

53
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엎어지면 코 닿을 데

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Be close to somewhere

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옷이 날개다

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If you dress well you will stick out better

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입이 무겁다

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Someone who can keep a secret

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입이 짧다

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To be a picky eater or eat very little

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하늘의 별 따기

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To be very difficult to obtain or achieve something

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고집불통

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A person who only focuses on themselves and is very stubborn

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과소평가

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To be judged as less or weaker than stated

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다다익선

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The more the better

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대기만성

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It takes a long time to achieve success

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동문서답

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Give a random answer to a question

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막상막하

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Such a small difference that you can’t say what is better or worse

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부전자전

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A father passes on his ways to his son

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상부상조

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To help one another

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설상가상

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When frost falls on snow- getting worse and worse

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용두사미

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Head of a dragon but the tail of a snake- starts off as good but ends worthless

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우왕좌왕

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Run around without knowing what to do

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유명무실

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Though something has a meaningful name, it has no internal substance

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유비무환

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When something is planned properly, there is no need to worry about future problems

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유언비어

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A rumour that has spread far with no basis

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이심전심

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Reading someone’s mind

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이열치렬

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Kill fire with fire

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일석이조

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Kill two birds with one stone

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작심삼일

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A decision that only holds for a few days

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팔방미인

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Someone talented in all fields

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횡설수설

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To speak thoughtlessly and illogically

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꽉

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Push or pull with a lot of strength

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꾸벅꾸벅

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Nodding off and then waking up again and again

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반짝반짝

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Shining

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방실방실

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To slightly open mouth and laugh without making a sound

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뻘뻘

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Sweating profusely

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살금살금

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Cautiously approach

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주룩주룩

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Raindrops flowing sound

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줄줄

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Smoothly flowing tears/water

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텅

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A large objects insides that are empty

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활짝

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Completely open

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꼬르륵

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Grumbling tummy

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덜컹덜컹

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Car rattling

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딸랑딸랑

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Ringing

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똑딱똑딱

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Tick tock

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보글보글

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Bubbling stew

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앵

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Buzz

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쿨쿨

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Zzz

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펑

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Boom!

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풍덩

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Splash!

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훅

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Sound of blowing out of the mouth

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