"Pie in the sky" means "그림의 떡" in Korean.

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그림의 떡
 
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Pronunciation kŭ-ri-me ttŏk
meaning Pie in the sky
"Pie in the sky" is "그림의 떡"(kŭ-ri-me ttŏk) in Korean.
It literally means ‘rice cake in a painting’ but truly means ‘pie in the sky’.
Part of speech
  • Idiom
  • Collocation
  • Frequent using
  • four-character Idioms
  • Proverb
  • Imitative word
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Sound of animals
  • Noun
  • Conjunction
  • Adverb
  • Particle
  • Interjection
  • Verb
  • Adjective
  • Symbol
  • Korean of "Idiom"

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  • 개뿔도 없다(It's not big deal)
  • 눈길을 끌다(eye-catching)
  • 문을 닫다(close)
  • 칠칠치 못하다(sloppy)
  • 귀가 닳도록 듣다(hear many times)
  • 고무신을 거꾸로 신다(Without wait for..
  • 귀에 들어오다(enter the ear)
  • 힘(을) 주다(emphasize)
  • 남(의) 이야기가 아니다(Not that other..
  • 고배를 마시다(suffer to drink a bi..
  • 구미가 당기다(Appetite frame, inte..
  • 깨소금 맛이다(Thrilling)
  • 개나 소나(Such as that anyone do..
  • 손을 씻다(wash one's hands)
  • 골탕(을) 먹다(get floored)
  • 가슴을 쓸어내리다(Rest assured)
  • 정신이 들다(come to oneself)
  • 개미처럼 가늘다(As thin as ant)
  • 불을 붙이다(catch fire)
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