English rendering Talk one’s way around circumstances Literal translation: “Like a boatman swinging his boat about”
Figuratively, the manner of deftly changing one’s story to suit circumstances, as a boatman easily turns the bow in any direction
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Writing text뱃놈 배 둘러대듯
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Have powerful backing Have many people providing backing 
A fool acting absurdly For a worthless person to behave absurdly 
An extremely distant relative A distant relative scarcely different from a stranger. 
Shared · 2 lack basic human decency To lack the conduct or virtues a person ought to have. 
Help! A cry uttered in a situation so urgent that one feels one’s life is endangered 
3 meanings Be exhausting; be absurd; be delightful Be greatly strained and weary by an excessively demanding situation. 
ruin a person To turn someone into a bad person or make them useless. 
3 meanings Kill, torment, or captivate someone Kill a person 
Become a decent person Become a human being possessing moral and personal qualities worthy of a person. 
all government officials An expression for all government officials, referring collectively to the three chief state councillors and ministers of the six ministries. Browse in Hangul order.
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