Idioms linked to “귀01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering stop paying attention Literal translation: “sell one’s ears”
To direct one’s ears elsewhere and fail to listen properly.
Dictionary example 1
어디다 귀를 팔고 있기에 그런 소리도 못 듣냐?
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text귀를 팔다
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A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Sound offensive Be uncomfortable to hear because the words are inappropriate. 
reach someone’s ears To become known to someone. 
Shared · 3 Hear the same thing endlessly Hear the same words many times 
Shared · 3 Hear something repeatedly Hear the same words many times. 
Shared · 3 hear something endlessly To hear the same words many times. 
2 meanings sound familiar To remember having heard something. 
2 meanings Listen inattentively or pretend not to hear Listen halfheartedly rather than sincerely 
Deduct this and that Figuratively, subtract various things. 
Feel someone is talking about oneself Feel that someone else is talking about oneself 
2 meanings Be painfully loud or repetitive For a sound to be so sharp and loud that listening is painful 
An uppity youngster A rebuke to someone still young who acts conceited 
Blush with embarrassment Have one's face redden from great embarrassment. 
Strike the eardrums Sound extremely loud 
Shared · 4 Be deafening Of a sound, be extremely loud. 
Shared · 4 Be deafening Of a sound, be extremely loud. 
Shared · 4 be deafening For a sound to be extremely loud. 
Shared · 4 be deafening For a sound to be extremely loud. 
listen halfheartedly To listen with little interest. 
Shared · 2 Keep ringing in one’s ears Seem to remain audible rather than fade from one’s ears 
Shared · 2 Linger in one's ears Seem to keep sounding without fading from one's ears. Browse in Hangul order.
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