TOPIK TOPIK Korean Expressions and Idioms 2

Question 1

What does the Korean expression '입이 무겁다' mean?

Accepted Answer

To be discreet and not share secrets easily

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To eat a lot

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To speak very slowly

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To be stubborn in arguments

Question 2

Which of the following means 'to procrastinate' or 'to keep putting something off' in Korean?

Accepted Answer

미루고 미루다

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발 벗고 나서다

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손을 놓다

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눈코 뜰 새 없다

Question 3

What does '눈코 뜰 새 없다' convey in Korean?

Accepted Answer

To be extremely busy with no time to spare

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To be daydreaming

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To be confused or lost

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To be very sleepy

Question 4

The Korean expression '식은 죽 먹기' is equivalent to which English expression?

Accepted Answer

A piece of cake

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Bite the bullet

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Kill two birds with one stone

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Under the weather

Question 5

What does '발 벗고 나서다' mean in Korean?

Accepted Answer

To volunteer wholeheartedly without hesitation

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To run away from responsibility

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To be barefoot in public

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To walk slowly and carefully

Question 6

Which Korean expression means 'to kill two birds with one stone'?

Accepted Answer

꿩 먹고 알 먹기

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호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다

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하늘이 무너져도 솟아날 구멍이 있다

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콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다