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Idioms


It is one thing to speak the gospel in Korean, but it's another thing to speak like a Korean. Idioms can often be the most difficult part of learning a lanuage. Below are several popular ones Koreans love to hear roll of the tongues of new missionaries. For more great idioms visit 묻지마 영어.

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다
Nobody is perfect
남의 떡이 커보인다
Grass is always greener on the otherside
금상철화
Icing on the cake
김치 국부러 마신다
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
제눈에 안경이다
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
계획은 시작의 반이다
Planning is half the battle
낮말은 새가 들고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다
The walls have ears
어깨 넘으로 배웠다
To learn over one's shoulder
누워서 떡 먹기
Piece of cake
둘이 먹다가 하나 죽어도 모르겠다
If two people were eating and one died, no one would notice
호랑이 굴에 들어가야 호랑이를 잡는다
Nothing ventured nothing gained
이럴 수도 있고 저럴 수도 있지
You win some, you lose some
저도 모르기는 마찬가지에요
Your guess is as good as mine