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Korean idiom Deal with the immediate crisis

급한 불을 끄다

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  • 급한 불을 끄다

English rendering Deal with the immediate crisis Literal translation: “Put out the urgent fire”

Meaning 1

우선 절박한 문제를 처리하여 해결하다.

First address and resolve a pressing problem

Dictionary example 1

일단 급한 불을 끄고 다른 일은 나중에 생각하자.

Let’s handle the immediate crisis first and think about the other things later.

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“급한 불을 끄다” — Deal with the immediate crisis: First address and resolve a pressing problem
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