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Korean idiom Be overcharged or unfairly blamed

Idioms linked to “바가지01” · Linked dictionary word

바가지 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 쓰다

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English rendering Be overcharged or unfairly blamed Literal translation: “Wear a gourd dipper”

Meaning 1

요금이나 물건값을 실제 가격보다 비싸게 지불하여 억울한 손해를 보다.

Suffer an unfair loss by paying more than the real price for a fee or item

Dictionary example 1

주인의 말에 넘어가 바가지를 쓰고 이 물건을 샀다.

Taken in by the proprietor’s words, I bought this item at an inflated price.
Meaning 2

어떤 일에 대한 부당한 책임을 억울하게 지게 되다.

Unfairly bear responsibility for a matter

Dictionary example 1

일은 과장이 잘못했는데, 바가지를 쓴 것은 계장이었다.

The section chief caused the mistake, but the subsection chief took the blame.

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“바가지를 쓰다” — Be overcharged or unfairly blamed: Suffer an unfair loss by paying more than the real price for a fee or item
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