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Korean idiom expose oneself while trying to hide guilt

불낸 놈이 불이야 한다

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  • 불낸 놈이 불이야 한다

English rendering expose oneself while trying to hide guilt Literal translation: “the arsonist shouts fire”

Meaning 1

지은 죄를 숨기려고 한 짓이 도리어 죄를 드러내고 맒을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for an act intended to hide one’s wrongdoing instead revealing it.

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동의어 도둑이 포도청 간다

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“불낸 놈이 불이야 한다” — expose oneself while trying to hide guilt: A figurative expression for an act intended to hide one’s wrongdoing instead revealing it.
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