Feb 13, 2023
idiom vol.2
“Even walls have ears”.
Literal Translation / Meaning: Talk done during day is heard by Birds, and talk done during night is heard by Mouse.
can be used when you know someone who has tendency to spill out the secrets for his/her own benefits. To indicate to talk less or not to talk on sensitive topic around those people. As they may cause the harm.
There is a flying guy above the running guy.
This means that no matter how talented you are, there are people who are better than you, so don't boast too much.
So we should not be too ostentatious and live modestly.
Even though you know [what`s] in 10 gil (Korean measurement) of water, you do not know [what`s] in 1 gil of a person.
3 meters
People are unpredictable
'Fix the barn after losing a cow'. This saying means that it doesn't do any good to regret over something that has already happened, or refers to an individual who attempts to fix a situation only after something bad has occurred.
Close The Stable Door After the Horse Has Bolted
(hitting a rock with an egg)
To try beat something strong using something weak
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
when you need it most or urgently something commonly easy to get can seem hard to find. A somewhat different but close English equivalent with a similar intent would be “For want of a horse the kingdom was lost” and more generally to say “just when you need it the most…”
THE BACK OF A SHRIMP BURSTS AMID A FIGHT BETWEEN WHALES; SUFFER A SIDE BLOW IN A FIGHT: For an irrelevant and weak bystander to be hurt amid a fight between the strong.
Gossip travels fast.
This is unique one becasue it's a pun.
말 has several meanings, it means word or language but it can also mean a horse. So,
'Horse without legs'(words) travels 1000 리. 400 m
You get the pun?
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