WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “머리01” · Linked dictionary word
머리 (가) The part “가” may be omitted. 썩다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 머리(가) 썩다
- 머리가 썩다
- 머리 썩다
English rendering Have an outdated mind Literal translation: “One's head rots”
Meaning 1
사고방식이나 사상 따위가 낡아서 쓰지 못하게 되다.
Have one's thinking or ideology become outdated and unusable.
Dictionary example 1
오랫동안 절에서 고시 공부만 한 나는 머리가 썩어서 사회에 적응하기가 힘들었다.
After studying only for the civil-service exam in a temple for years, my thinking had grown stale and adapting to society was hard.
