국수를 먹다

Meaning: To attend a wedding — or, asked as a question, when will you marry?

Language: Korean

Literally: To eat noodles

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Long noodles symbolize long life and lasting unions, and Korean wedding guests are traditionally served noodle soup.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• حط في بطنك بطيخة صيفي — Relax completely; do not worry about a thing.
• दाल में कुछ काला है — Something suspicious is going on.
• Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
• At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
• Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.
• Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide.

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• 바가지를 쓰다 — To be overcharged; to get ripped off.
• 비행기를 태우다 — To flatter someone over the top.
• 미역국을 먹다 — To fail an exam.
• 그림의 떡 — Something desirable but completely out of reach.
• 김칫국부터 마신다 — To count your chickens before they hatch.
• 등잔 밑이 어둡다 — The answer is overlooked right under your nose.

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