WORDROW Korean Idioms 땅띔 (도) The part “도” may be omitted. 못 하다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 땅띔(도) 못 하다
- 땅띔도 못 하다
- 땅띔 못 하다
English rendering fail to grasp even the basics Literal translation: “cannot even get off the ground”
Meaning 1
조금도 알아내지 못하다.
To understand nothing at all.
Dictionary example 1
보통 사람들은 땅띔도 못 할 글을 읽고 있었다.
He was reading a text of which ordinary people could not make head or tail.
Meaning 2
감히 생각조차 못 하다.
To be unable even to venture to conceive of something.
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