2급 관용구TOPIK 2 Korean Idioms and Proverbs — Page 3

literallyundo one's hair braided behind the ears

For a woman to get married.

literallylift one's cheek near an ear

To slap a part between one's ear and cheek.

literallyIt is an earring if it is hung on the ear, and a nose ring if it is hung on the nose; Different people call it different things

For something or an object to become this or that depending on how it is explained or described.

literallyOne's eardrum falls out

For a sound to be very loud.

literallylet something flow along the back of one's ear

To listen to what others say in a cursory manner and forget it.

literallylet something flow along the rim of one's ear

To listen to what others say in a careless manner and neglect it.

literallythat son for that father

An expression used to describe a son who resembles his father in a variety of aspects.

literallythat son[daughter] for that mother

An expression used to describe a son or a daughter to resemble his or her mother in a variety of aspects.

literallyadmitting that as such

An expression used to admit to the comments made earlier and change topic.

literallyThat is that

For an object or task to have no difference with each other.

literallytteok, rice cake, in the painting; a pie in the sky

Something that one cannot actually use or own however much one likes it.

literallyas the letter is

Without exaggerating or fabricating something.

literallybrass wind instrument

A metal instrument played by blowing with one's mouth.

literallystand at the crossroads

To be under a very dangerous or critical situation that decides the direction of one's future.

literallylet out feelings

To give favor or treat others.

literallyamnesia

A disease of not being able to recall an event during a certain period in the past because of a shock.

literallyhave a good sense of direction

To be good at remembering streets to which one has gone a couple of times before.

literallyhave a bad sense of direction

To be bad at remembering streets even if one has gone there before.

literallycut off the road

To eliminate the ways or means to do something.

literallyA road is opened

To be able to or have the prospects to make something happen.

literallySteam cools down

To lose interest as the excitement or enthusiasm wanes.

literallyA pear drops as soon as a crow flies from the tree

For two things to accidentally occur at the same time, making someone totally irrelevant to be suspected of being involved.

literallylook like a peeled chestnut

For a young man to be dressed in a decent, neat and tidy manner.

literallydie with a flash

To like something so much to such an extent that one cannot judge what is right or wrong.

literallyA name tag is attached

For a bad reputation to be given to someone.

literallyhold a clue

To use something as a pretext to provoke a quarrel.

literallytake one's buttocks out of something

To stealthily avoid a situation and run away.

literallyto such an extent that one's tail falls out

Very fast.

literallybe holding tight

To take control or have a full grasp.

literallya borrowed barley bag; a cat in a strange garret

A person who does not talk or get along with others and sits in the corner at a gathering.

literallybury a honey jar

To hide something nice.

literallyawake from a dream

To lower one's hope or give up frothy thinking.

literallygo to the dream land

To fall fast asleep.

literallyinterpret a dream even before actually dreaming

To imagine and expect something as one likes even though no one can be sure how it will turn out.

literallybe unable to even have a dream

To be unable to think of doing something since one sees oneself as incapable of doing it.

literallynot even have a dream

To not think of doing something since one sees oneself as incapable of doing it.

literallyInterpretation of a dream is better than the dream itself

To interpret something trivial or not to one's liking as good.

literallybe unable to think of something even in a dream

To be unable to think at all.

literallybe not even in dreams

To have never given something a thought.

literallyIs it a dream or reality?

An expression to describe one's perplexed and puzzled feeling when something completely unexpected happens.

literallynews that is roasted and eaten with a pheasant

An expression to describe a situation where there is no news at all.

literallysee the end

To wrap up a task.

literallyThe end is seen

For a task or time to draw to an end.

literallyplay dead

To acquiesce in someone's opinion without expressing a complaint or insisting on one's own opinion.

literallyOne's screw falls out

For one's state of mind to be relaxed with tension eased.

literallycast a fishing hook

To use a certain means to make someone behave or think as one wants.

literallymake a blade stand up

To sharpen the blade of a tool.

literallygrab a date; set a date

To decide a wedding day.

literallyA blade stands

For the blade of a tool to be sharp.

literallydo[help others benefit by doing] what is good for others

To do something very hard, but the results benefit only others, not oneself.