WORDROW Korean Idioms 겻섬 털듯
- Form listed in the dictionary: 겻섬 털듯
- 겻섬 털듯
English rendering Brush someone off; act carelessly Literal translation: “As though shaking out a sack of bran”
Meaning 1
청(請)을 듣기는커녕 냉담하게 가까이 오지도 못하게 하는 모양.
Describes coldly keeping someone from even approaching, let alone granting their request.
Dictionary example 1
그렇게 겻섬 털듯 하는 사람에게 무엇을 바라느냐?
What can you expect from someone who brushes you off so coldly?
Meaning 2
무슨 일을 함부로 하는 모양.
Describes doing something recklessly.
Dictionary example 1
이 일은 겻섬 털듯 함부로 하면 안 된다.
You mustn't do this job carelessly.
