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Korean idiom sleep fitfully or briefly

노루 잠자듯

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 노루 잠자듯
  • 노루 잠자듯

English rendering sleep fitfully or briefly Literal translation: “as a roe deer sleeps”

Meaning 1

깊이 잠들지 못하고 여러 번 깨어남을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for sleeping lightly and waking repeatedly.

Dictionary example 1

경찰에 쫓기던 도둑은 쓰러져 가는 창고 속에서 노루 잠자듯 자고서 또다시 추적을 피해 길을 떠났다.

The thief fleeing the police slept fitfully in a crumbling warehouse, then set off again to evade pursuit.
Meaning 2

조금밖에 못 잠을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for getting very little sleep.

Dictionary example 1

오늘 시험 때문에 노루 잠자듯 하고 나왔더니 좀 피곤하네.

I barely slept before coming out because of today’s exam, so I am a little tired.

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