WORDROW Korean Idioms 닳고 닳다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 닳고 닳다
- 닳고 닳다
English rendering Become worldly and crafty Literal translation: “Be worn and worn again”
Meaning 1
세상일에 시달려 약아빠지다.
Become thoroughly crafty through the trials of worldly affairs
Dictionary example 1
사람은 누구나 나이가 들면 세상일에 닳고 닳아서 순진함을 자꾸만 잃어버리게 된다.
As people grow older, worldly experience wears them down and they lose more and more of their innocence.