WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “말01” · Linked dictionary word
말 그대로
- Form listed in the dictionary: 말 그대로
- 말 그대로
English rendering exactly as stated Literal translation: “just as the words say”
Meaning 1
말하려는 사실과 다름없이.
Precisely as the fact being expressed.
Dictionary example 1
그는 말 그대로 성실한 사람이었다.
He was exactly as described: a diligent person.
Dictionary example 2
특별한 기술도 없는 데다가 나이마저 삼십이 넘어서고 보니 취직은 말 그대로 하늘의 별 따기였다.
With no special skills and already over thirty, finding a job was truly as hard as plucking a star from the sky.
