그림의 떡

Meaning: Something desirable but completely out of reach.

Language: Korean

Literally: A rice cake in a painting

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: A painted tteok looks delicious yet can never be eaten, picturing a tempting but unattainable thing.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• 김칫국부터 마신다 — To count your chickens before they hatch.
• 우물에 가 숭늉 찾는다 — To demand results with absurd impatience.
• Iets voor zoete koek aannemen — To swallow a story uncritically.
• Met de gebakken peren zitten — To be stuck with the unpleasant aftermath.
• Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt — Now we're really in trouble.
• Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.

More Korean idioms

• 등잔 밑이 어둡다 — The answer is overlooked right under your nose.
• 누워서 떡 먹기 — An extremely easy task.
• 호박이 넝쿨째 굴러 들어왔다 — Unexpected great fortune fell into your lap.
• 발 벗고 나서다 — To throw yourself into helping wholeheartedly.
• 눈에 콩깍지가 씌다 — To be blinded by love.
• 식은 죽 먹기 — A piece of cake; very easy to do.

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