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미역국을 먹다

Meaning: To fail an exam.

Language: Korean

Literally: To eat seaweed soup

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Slippery seaweed soup suggests slipping up, so Koreans avoid it before a test and joke that failing means you ate it.

More idioms — Food & Drink

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  • Nu har du satt din sista potatis — You've done your last misdeed; you're finished.
  • Bułka z masłem — Something very easy; a piece of cake.
  • Se faire rouler dans la farine — To be conned or deceived.
  • Avoir le melon — To be bigheaded and conceited.
  • To have egg on your face — To look foolish or embarrassed.

More Korean idioms

  • 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.
  • 우물에 가 숭늉 찾는다 — To demand results with absurd impatience.
  • 누워서 떡 먹기 — An extremely easy task.
  • 호박이 넝쿨째 굴러 들어왔다 — Unexpected great fortune fell into your lap.

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