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Let sleeping dogs lie TRANSLATION Cheol-soo: "Did you see the last match between Tottenham and Man City, which Tottenham won?" Yoonho: "Sure! But you might as well not mention it in front of my family because they support Man City. 긁어 부스럼 만들지 않는게 좋아 (Let sleeping dogs lie)." TRANSLATION Cheol-soo: "It's RIDICULOUS! Is that my fault? I can't understand even after having brooded over it. I've got to take it up with the..
Buy cheap, buy twice. 비지(Biji, tofu residue) is what you get after making tofu. It was considered useless, not nutritious, but only used for easing your hunger. For that reason, 떡(rice cake) made up of 비지 was very cheap. TRANSLATION Cheol-soo: "It seems that the camera I bought yesterday is already out of work. Although I charged up the battery, it doesn't work. I was happy to buy it at a very low price but that was ..
Nip it in the bud! TRANSLATION Cheol-soo: "I had a blind date and met a girl yesterday but she seemed so into booze. Apparently, she had often been found on a road, completely drunk, and ended up in a police station." Yoonho: "I've got a hunch that you shouldn't meet her. You should nip it in the bud! eh?" TRANSLATION Cheol-soo: "It was such a relief that the police sorted out the incident but it would've been bet..
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck. it's a duck! TRANSLATION Cheol-soo: "Hey, I got two computers for free yesterday. One is operated with MS-DOS and the other one is a Macbook. Which one would you use?" Yoon-ho: "Definitely the Macbook, no need to say! 넌 똥인지 된장인지 꼭 맛을 봐야 아니?"(If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck! / The difference between gold and rubbish is plain to see) As you see above, 된장 looks quite similar to 똥(poo..
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