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Korean idiom Hardly enough to go around

Idioms linked to “누구” · Linked dictionary word

누구 입에 붙이겠는가

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  • 누구 입에 붙이겠는가

English rendering Hardly enough to go around Literal translation: “Whose mouth could this stick to?”

Meaning 1

여러 사람에게 나누어 주어야 할 물건이 너무 적을 때 이르는 말.

Said when something to be shared among many people is too little.

Dictionary example 1

시골에서 가져온 떡과 음식이 있는데 양이 적어 그걸 누구 입에 붙이겠는가 ?

There are rice cakes and food from the countryside, but so little—how could it feed everyone?

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“누구 입에 붙이겠는가” — Hardly enough to go around: Said when something to be shared among many people is too little.
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