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Korean idiom Take the first steps

Idioms linked to “걸음” · Linked dictionary word

걸음을 떼다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 걸음을 떼다
  • 걸음을 떼다

English rendering Take the first steps Literal translation: “Lift a step”

Meaning 1

걷기 시작하다.

Begin walking

Dictionary example 1

아기가 돌이 지나자 바로 걸음을 떼었다.

The baby began walking just after the first birthday.

Dictionary example 2

병원에 가기 위해 억지로 걸음을 떼었다.

I forced myself to start walking toward the hospital.
Meaning 2

준비해 오던 일을 처음으로 하기 시작하다.

Begin for the first time an undertaking one has been preparing

Dictionary example 1

이제 갓 걸음을 뗀 사업이지만 전망이 밝다.

The business has only just taken its first steps, but its prospects are bright.

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“걸음을 떼다” — Take the first steps: Begin walking
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