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Korean idiom know a route well

Idioms linked to “발01” · Linked dictionary word

발이 익다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 발이 익다
  • 발이 익다

English rendering know a route well Literal translation: “one’s feet are practiced”

Meaning 1

여러 번 다니어서 길에 익숙하다.

To be familiar with a route from having traveled it many times.

Dictionary example 1

왠지 발이 익다 했더니, 어릴 적 술래잡기하면서 자주 다니던 골목이었다.

I wondered why the way felt familiar; it was an alley I had often used while playing hide-and-seek as a child.

Dictionary example 2

그는 박물관으로 가는 길에 발이 익어서 눈을 감고도 갈 수가 있다.

He knows the way to the museum so well that he could get there with his eyes closed.
동의어 발씨(가) 익다

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