"Pie in the sky" means "그림의 떡" in Korean.
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그림의 떡
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kŭ-ri-me ttŏk
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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’.
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꼬리 내린 개(underdog)
걸림돌이 되다(Become obstacles in ..
귀에 못이 박히다(It means you heard..
국수를 먹다(I'll give the wedding..
게눈 감추듯(Quick)
재(를) 뿌리다(hear many times)
신물(이) 나다(be tired of)
거울로 삼다(Make a roll model)
가슴에 새기다(Engrave in chest, an..
개팔자가 상팔자(Dog’s life is easie..
알아서 하다()
속이 안 좋다(My stomach is upset...
개미처럼 가늘다(As thin as ant)
고개를 끄덕이다(nod, agree to)
기가 약하다(pusillanimous)
고개(를) 들다(Starts to move, it ..
하는 수 없이(helplessly)
나이는 못 속이다(You cannot win in ..
정신이 들다(come to oneself)
박차를 가하다(spur)
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