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Idioms linked to “말01” · Linked dictionary word

말 (도) The part “도” may be omitted. [말(을)] Possible alternative: “말(을)” · Usage not verified 마라

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 말(도)[말(을)] 마라
  • 말도 마라
  • 말 마라
  • 말을 마라 Unverified form

English rendering Don't even ask Literal translation: “Don't [even] speak”

Meaning 1

어떤 사실이 보통 이상임을 상대편에게 강조하여 이르는 말.

Emphasize that a fact exceeds the ordinary.

Dictionary example 1

말도 마라 , 백화점에 얼마나 사람이 많은지 발을 디딜 틈도 없었다.

Don't even ask—the department store was so crowded there wasn't room to set foot.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “말”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “말도 안 되다”: Be impossible to realize or contrary to reason Make no sense Be impossible to realize or contrary to reason Illustration of the first meaning of “말만 앞세우다”: Speak before acting and fail to follow through. Talk without acting Speak before acting and fail to follow through. Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 내다”: Begin speaking on some topic 2 meanings Start a topic or disclose a secret Begin speaking on some topic Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 듣다”: Receive reprimands or become a target of criticism. 2 meanings Be criticized; respond to handling Receive reprimands or become a target of criticism. Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 떼다”: To begin speaking. begin to speak To begin speaking. Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 맞추다”: Ensure one’s account matches another’s in order to tell a third party the same thing Coordinate one’s stories Ensure one’s account matches another’s in order to tell a third party the same thing Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 못 하다”: To be so extreme that one cannot bear to describe it in words. be beyond words To be so extreme that one cannot bear to describe it in words. Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 삼키다”: Stop oneself from saying what one intended. Hold back one's words Stop oneself from saying what one intended. Illustration of the first meaning of “말을 잃다”: To be unable to speak from shock or disbelief. be speechless To be unable to speak from shock or disbelief. Illustration of the first meaning of “말이 굳다”: Have one’s words stammer and falter 2 meanings Speak haltingly or harshly Have one’s words stammer and falter

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Illustration of the first meaning of “말마디나 하다”: To speak fairly well and coherently. 2 meanings speak well or give a mild scolding To speak fairly well and coherently. Illustration of the first meaning of “말머리를 자르다”: Stop another person speaking in the middle of their remarks Shared · 2 Cut someone off Stop another person speaking in the middle of their remarks Illustration of the first meaning of “말문을 막다”: Make someone unable to speak Stop someone speaking Make someone unable to speak Illustration of the first meaning of “말문을 열다”: Open one's mouth and begin talking. Shared · 2 Begin speaking Open one's mouth and begin talking. Illustration of the first meaning of “말문이 떨어지다”: For words to come out of one’s mouth. Shared · 2 be able to speak For words to come out of one’s mouth. Illustration of the first meaning of “말문이 막히다”: Become unable to get words out of one’s mouth Be left speechless Become unable to get words out of one’s mouth Illustration of the first meaning of “말문이 열리다”: Come to open one's mouth and speak. Start to speak Come to open one's mouth and speak. Illustration of the first meaning of “말발을 세우다”: To refuse to yield in one’s assertions. stand firm in one’s argument To refuse to yield in one’s assertions. Illustration of the first meaning of “말발이 서다”: Have things carried out as one says. Have one's words carry weight Have things carried out as one says. Illustration of the first meaning of “말부리를 따다”: Colloquially, to open one’s mouth and begin speaking. start talking Colloquially, to open one’s mouth and begin speaking.

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“말도 마라” — Don't even ask: Emphasize that a fact exceeds the ordinary.
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