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Korean idiom Be unable to do anything

굽도 젖도 할 수 없다

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English rendering Be unable to do anything Literal translation: “Be unable to bend or lean back”

Meaning 1

한쪽으로 굽히지도 뒤로 젖히지도 못한다는 뜻으로, 형편이 막다른 데 이르러 어찌해 볼 도리가 없다.

Literally unable to bend sideways or lean backward; be at a dead end with no possible remedy

Dictionary example 1

돈이 다 떨어져서 굽도 젖도 할 수 없다 .

I have run out of money and can do nothing.

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“굽도 젖도 할 수 없다” — Be unable to do anything: Literally unable to bend sideways or lean backward; be at a dead end with no possible remedy
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