WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “못04” · Linked dictionary word
못 이기는 척 [체] Possible alternative: “체” · Usage not verified
- Form listed in the dictionary: 못 이기는 척[체]
- 못 이기는 척
- 못 이기는 체 Unverified form
English rendering As though reluctantly yielding Literal translation: “Pretending [acting] unable to win”
Meaning 1
마지못한 듯이.
As though unwillingly giving in
Dictionary example 1
못 이기는 척 부모는 아이 손을 잡았다.
As if yielding reluctantly, the parent took the child’s hand.
Dictionary example 2
남편은 못 이기는 체 “그러마.” 하고 져 주었다.
The husband yielded as though reluctantly, saying, “All right.”
