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Korean idiom Take an advance on farm labor

고지 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 먹다 [쓰다] Possible alternative: “쓰다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 고지(를) 먹다[쓰다]
  • 고지를 먹다
  • 고지 먹다
  • 고지를 쓰다 Unverified form
  • 고지 쓰다 Unverified form

English rendering Take an advance on farm labor Literal translation: “Eat [use] an advance farm wage”

Meaning 1

고지를 해 주기로 하고 삯을 미리 받아 쓰다.

Receive and use wages in advance for promised paddy work from transplanting through final weeding

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“고지를 먹다” — Take an advance on farm labor: Receive and use wages in advance for promised paddy work from transplanting through final weeding
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