WORDROW Korean Idioms 말짱 도루묵
- Form listed in the dictionary: 말짱 도루묵
- 말짱 도루묵
English rendering All for nothing Literal translation: “Entirely back to sandfish”
Meaning 1
아무 소득이 없는 헛된 일이나 헛수고를 속되게 이르는 말.
A colloquial expression for a futile task or wasted effort with no gain.
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