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Korean idiom Harm one's benefactor

Idioms linked to “발-꿈치” · Linked dictionary word

발꿈치를 물다

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English rendering Harm one's benefactor Literal translation: “Bite the heel”

Meaning 1

은혜를 베풀어 준 상대에게 해를 입히다.

Harm someone who has shown one kindness.

Dictionary example 1

자네의 호의에 보답해야 되는데, 고의는 아니었지만 결과적으로 오히려 발꿈치를 문 격이지 뭔가.

I should repay your kindness, but though I didn't intend it, I've ended up biting the hand that fed me.

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“발꿈치를 물다” — Harm one's benefactor: Harm someone who has shown one kindness.
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