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Korean idiom fight like chickens

Idioms linked to “닭” · Linked dictionary word

닭 싸우듯

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 닭 싸우듯
  • 닭 싸우듯

English rendering fight like chickens Literal translation: “as chickens fight”

Meaning 1

크게 으르지도 못하고, 서로 엇바꾸어 가며 상대를 치고받고 싸우는 모습을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for fighting by taking turns striking one another without being able to threaten forcefully.

Dictionary example 1

그는 언제나 이 사람 저 사람 집적거리며 닭 싸우듯 싸우고 다닌다.

He is always provoking this person or that and fighting like a chicken.

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“닭 싸우듯” — fight like chickens: A figurative expression for fighting by taking turns striking one another without being able to threaten forcefully.
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