고배를 들다 [마시다/맛보다] Possible alternative: “마시다/맛보다” · Usage not verified

English rendering Taste bitter defeat Literal translation: “Lift [drink/taste] the bitter cup”

Meaning 1

패배, 실패 따위의 쓰라린 일을 당하다.

Suffer a bitter experience such as defeat or failure

Dictionary example 1

시험 낙방이라는 고배를 들었다.

I tasted the bitterness of failing the examination.

Dictionary example 2

김 의원은 이번 총선에서 낙선의 고배를 맛보았다.

Representative Kim tasted bitter defeat in this general election.

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Taste bitter failure Suffer something painful such as failure or defeat

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