This proverb is about regretting. (이 속담은 후회와 관련된 속담입니다.) It is no use crying over spilt milk. Meaning (의미) There’s no point in just crying over spilled milk, and it certainly doesn’t help solve the problem. This means that if something irreversible has already happened, the best course of action is to stop … Read more
This proverb refers to wasted effort. (이 속담은 헛수고를 표현합니다.) All cry and no wool. Meaning (의미) This refers to a situation where the outcome is small compared to the scale of the commotion or the effort expended—in other words, a fuss over nothing or a waste of effort. 소동의 크기나 노력에 대비하여 그 … Read more
Good words cost nothing but are worth much. (좋은 말은 비용이 들지 않지만 그 가치는 매우 크다.)Good words are worth much, and cost little. (좋은 말은 비싼 가치가 있으며 거의 비용이 들지 않는다.)Kind words are worth much and they cost little. (친절한 말은 효과가 많으며 밑천이 안 든다.)Kind words cost nothing. (친절한 말은 비용이 들지 … Read more
This proverb is about the balance in mutual relationships. (이 속담은 상호 관계의 균형에 대한 내용입니다.) Claw me and I’ll claw thee. Meaning (의미) It expresses a mutual relationship where if you help me, I will help you in return. 네가 나를 도우면, 나도 너를 도울 것이라는 상호적 관계에 대한 표현입니다. … Origin (유래) … Read more
This proverb is about the difficulty of concealing one’s true nature. (이 속담은 감추기 어려운 본성에 대한 내용입니다.) Nature will come through the claws, and the hound will follow the hare. Meaning (의미) Human nature is so powerful that no matter how hard one tries to suppress it, it will eventually reveal its true form. … Read more
This proverb is about habits. (이 속담은 습관에 대한 내용입니다.) … Similar English Proverbs (유사한 영어 속담) … Similar Korean Proverbs (유사한 우리말 속담) … What’s learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. Meaning (의미) It means that once a habit is formed, it is difficult to change. 한 번 만들어진 … Read more
This proverb is about humility. (이 속담은 겸손에 대한 내용입니다.) Every bean has its black. (모든 콩에는 검은 부분이 있다.)Every man has a fool in his sleeve. (모든 사람은 그의 소매에 바보가 있다.)Everyone has a skeleton in his closet. (모든 사람은 그의 옷장에 해골을 가지고 있다.)Everyone has a skeleton in his cupboard. (Br. 모든 사람의 … Read more
This proverb has a similar meaning to the Korean proverb, “Follow your friends to Gangnam”. )이 속담은 우리말 속담 “친구따라 강남간다”와 비슷한 의미입니다.) If you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows. Meaning (의미) The implication is that if you spend time with bad people, you will eventually become like them or … Read more
Hunger finds no fault with the cookery. Meaning 의미 All food is delicious to the hungry. 배가 고픈 사람에게는 모든 음식이 맛있다. … Origin 유래 Dutch Proverb, Romanian Proverb, 네덜란드 속담, 루마니아 속담 … Similar Korean Proverbs 유사 우리말 속담 … Similar English Proverbs 유사 영어 속담 … Usage 활용 This is an advice that … Read more
The child says nothing, but what it heard by the fire. Meaning 의미 A young child only mimic what they see and learn at home. Therefore, the role of the parent is important for the child. 어린 아이는 가정에서 보고 배운 것을 그대로 따라한다는 의미입니다. 따라서 아이에겐 부모의 역할이 중요합니다. … Origin 유래 The first … Read more