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Korean idiom hardly enough to go around

Idioms linked to “누구” · Linked dictionary word

누구 코에 바르겠는가 [붙이겠는가] Possible alternative: “붙이겠는가” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 누구 코에 바르겠는가[붙이겠는가]
  • 누구 코에 바르겠는가
  • 누구 코에 붙이겠는가 Unverified form

English rendering hardly enough to go around Literal translation: “whose nose could this smear [stick to]?”

Meaning 1

여러 사람에게 나누어 주어야 할 물건이 너무 적을 때 이르는 말.

An expression used when there is too little of something to distribute to many people.

Dictionary example 1

사람이 이렇게 많은데 겨우 사과 한 개 가지고 누구 코에 바르겠는가 ?

With so many people, how could a single apple be enough to go around?

Dictionary example 2

겨우 요까짓 것 가지고 누구 코에 붙이겠는가?

How could this tiny amount possibly go around?

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“누구 코에 바르겠는가” — hardly enough to go around: An expression used when there is too little of something to distribute to many people.
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