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Korean idiom run out of stories

Idioms linked to “밑-천” · Linked dictionary word

밑천이 떨어지다

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  • 밑천이 떨어지다

English rendering run out of stories Literal translation: “one’s capital runs out”

Meaning 1

이야깃거리가 궁해지다.

To run short of things to talk about.

Dictionary example 1

옛날이야기를 하던 할아버지께서는 밑천이 떨어졌는지 빙그레 웃으셨다.

Grandfather, telling old stories, smiled gently, perhaps having run out of material.

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“밑천이 떨어지다” — run out of stories: To run short of things to talk about.
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