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Korean idiom press on despite the risk

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못 먹어도 고

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 못 먹어도 고
  • 못 먹어도 고

English rendering press on despite the risk Literal translation: “go even if one cannot score”

Meaning 1

화투 놀이인 고스톱에서 나온 말로, 실패가 있더라도 강행한다는 뜻으로 이르는 말.

An expression from the card game go-stop meaning to press ahead even if one may fail.

Dictionary example 1

애초에 가진 게 없어 내 인생은 항상 못 먹어도 고 였습니다.

Having had nothing from the beginning, my life was always a matter of pressing on regardless.

Dictionary example 2

변화를 꾀하고 새로운 질서를 만들어 간다는 의미에서 개혁은 필요하므로 못 먹어도 고 이다.

Reform is necessary to pursue change and create a new order, so we must press on despite the risk.

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“못 먹어도 고” — press on despite the risk: An expression from the card game go-stop meaning to press ahead even if one may fail.
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