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 is about importance of preparation (이 속담은 준비의 중요성에 대한 내용입니다.) = Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. 말이 달아난 뒤에 마구간 문 닫기. Mend the barn after the horse is stolen. Meaning (의미) This proverb describes trying to prevent or fix a problem after the damage has already been … Read more
This proverb is about bringing danger to yourself. (이 속담은 스스로 위험을 초래하는 것에 대한 내용입니다.) A collection of proverbs containing English words starting with F. (F로 시작하는 영어 단어들이 포함된 속담들의 모임.) It is useless to flog a dead horse. Meaning (의미) It’s useless to waste time, effort, and energy on something that has … Read more
A collection of proverbs part 2 containing English words starting with M. (M로 시작하는 영어 단어들이 포함된 속담들의 모임 파트 2.) Mickle Proverbs 대량 속담 … Midday Proverbs 정오, 한낮 속담 … Midnight Proverbs 자정 속담 … Milk Proverbs 우유 속담 … Mind Proverbs 마음, 정신 심판원 속담 … Minute Proverbs 분 속담 … Mirror … Read more
This proverb is about bringing danger to yourself. (이 속담은 스스로 위험을 초래하는 것에 대한 내용입니다.) The fly that bites the tortoise breaks its beak. Meaning (의미) A fly biting a turtle is like a self-inflicted wound: if you jump into something you know you can’t do, you’re likely to end up with nothing but … 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
한 줄 요약: 이 속담은 겉으로는 부드럽고 온화하게 보이지만 속으로는 강하고 단호한 힘이나 의지를 숨기고 있는 모습을 비유적으로 표현한 속담입니다. An iron hand in the velvet glove. Meaning (의미) This proverb is a metaphor for how velvet, representing softness, hides iron, representing coldness and strength. The proverb is a metaphor for how someone who appears … Read more
Whom the gods love, die young. Meaning 의미 A condolence expressed when a young person dies. 젊은이가 죽었을 때 하는 위로의 의미입니다. … Origin 유래 The most likely origin of the proverb is from the play Bacchides (1. 817) by the ancient Roman playwright, Plautus (BC. c254-c184), ‘quem di diligunt, Adolescens. (He who is liked … Read more
Forbear not sowing, because of birds. Meaning 의미 No matter the difficulties or losses that come in the way of doing something, if it is the right thing to do, we must persevere. 어떠한 일이나 행동을 할 때 방해되는 어려움이나 손해가 있더라도 그것이 옳은 길이라면 포기하지 않고 꾸준히 노력해야 한다. … Origin 유래 The first … Read more
Rivers need a spring. Meaning 의미 Everything has a root, and it’s only when that root is strong that we can continue to progress. 모든 것에는 근원이 있으며, 그 근원이 튼튼해야 지속적으로 발전이 가능하다. … Origin 유래 The first occurrence is difficult to determine. However, this proverb appears in the posthumously published collection of proverbs, … Read more