23. 미역국을 먹었어요 Flashcards

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고무신을 거꾸로 신다

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여자가 사귀던 남자와 일방적으로 헤어지다
to break up with someone (usually describes a woman informing her husband or boyfriend that she is leaving him for a new lover)
(to wear rubber shoes backward)

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구색을 맞추다

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여러 가지가 고루 갖추어지게 하다
to have a good balance of characteristics, to be well-rounded
(to be varied, to provide an assortment)

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국수를 먹다

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결혼식 피로연에서 흔히 국수를 대접하는 데서 온 말로) 결혼식에 초대받은 일을 비유적으로 표현한 말
to be invited to a wedding
(to eat noodles)

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김칫국을 마시다

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해 줄 사람은 생각하지도 않는데 미리부터 다 된 일로 알고 행동한다
to count one’s chickens before they hatch
(to drink kimchi soup)

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눈에 콩깍지가 씌다

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사랑에 빠져 사물을 정확하게 보지 못하다. 모든 것이 좋게 보이다
to be blinded by love
(bean pods are stuck to the eyes)

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눈에 흙이 들어가다

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죽어 땅에 묻히다
to die and be buried
(dirt goes into the eyes)

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말뚝을 박다

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1) 어떤 지위에 오랫동안 머무르다
2) 의무로 입대한 군인이 복무 기한을 마치고도 계속 남아서 직업 군인이 되다
1) to keep a certain position for a long time
2) to become a career soldier
(to hammer a post into the ground)

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말짱 도루묵

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수고나 노력이 아무 성과 없이 끝나다
totally in vain, ultimately useless
(totally a chunk of acorn jelly)

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미역국을 먹다

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1) 시험에서 떨어지다
2) 진급에서 떨어지다.
1) to fail an exam
2) to fail to be promoted
(to eat seaweed soup)

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싹수가 없다 (반: 싹수가 있다)

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잘 될 가능성이나 희망이 처음부터 보이지 않다. (반: 잘 될 낌새나 징조가 보이다.)
to show little potential or hope from the outset (ant.: to show promise of success)
(there are no sprouts to grow leaves, ant.: there are sprouts to grow leaves)

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