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Korean idiom Circle around the surface

겉으로 빙빙 돌다

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  • 겉으로 빙빙 돌다

English rendering Circle around the surface Literal translation: “Go round and round outside”

Meaning 1

사물의 핵심을 파헤치지 않고 겉에 나타난 현상에만 매달리다.

Cling only to outward phenomena without investigating the core of something.

Dictionary example 1

겉으로 빙빙 돌기만 해서야 일을 제대로 파악할 수 있겠느냐.

How can you grasp the matter properly if you only circle around its surface?

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“겉으로 빙빙 돌다” — Circle around the surface: Cling only to outward phenomena without investigating the core of something.
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