WORDROW Korean Idioms 담을 지다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 담을 지다
- 담을 지다
English rendering Cut off contact Literal translation: “Set a wall between oneself and something”
Meaning 1
서로 사귀던 사이를 끊다.
End a previously friendly relationship.
Dictionary example 1
그만한 일로 동료들과 담을 지고 지내는 것은 좀 너무하지 않나?
Isn't it a bit much to cut yourself off from your colleagues over something like that?
Meaning 2
어떤 일에 전혀 관계하지 않다.
Have absolutely no involvement in something.
Dictionary example 1
그는 요즈음 일이 바빠 취미 생활과는 담을 지고 산다.
He's been so busy with work lately that he has completely abandoned his hobbies.
