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Korean idiom Startle at trifles

부엉이 방귀 같다

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  • 부엉이 방귀 같다

English rendering Startle at trifles Literal translation: “Be like an owl's fart”

Meaning 1

부엉이는 자기가 뀐 방귀에도 놀란다는 뜻으로, 사소한 일에도 잘 놀란다는 말.

Express being easily startled even by trivial things, suggesting an owl is startled by its own fart.

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“부엉이 방귀 같다” — Startle at trifles: Express being easily startled even by trivial things, suggesting an owl is startled by its own fart.
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