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Korean idiom break a bad habit

버릇 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 떼 놓다 [주다] Possible alternative: “주다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 버릇(을) 떼 놓다[주다]
  • 버릇을 떼 놓다
  • 버릇 떼 놓다
  • 버릇을 떼 주다 Unverified form
  • 버릇 떼 주다 Unverified form

English rendering break a bad habit Literal translation: “remove [give a lesson for] a habit”

Meaning 1

나쁜 버릇을 비판하거나 혼내어 고치게 하다.

To criticize or reprimand someone into correcting a bad habit.

Dictionary example 1

사람은 버릇 떼 놓으면 남는 것은 백골뿐이야.

If you strip a person of their habits, all that remains is bare bones.

Dictionary example 2

아내의 나쁜 버릇을 떼 주느라고 그는 지난 1년을 두고 꾸준히 노력하였다.

He worked steadily for the past year to cure his wife of her bad habits.

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“버릇을 떼 놓다” — break a bad habit: To criticize or reprimand someone into correcting a bad habit.
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