WORDROW Korean Idioms 빈손 털다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 빈손 털다
- 빈손 털다
English rendering end up empty-handed or spend everything Literal translation: “shake one’s empty hands”
Meaning 1
들인 재물이나 노력이 허사로 되어 아무것도 얻은 것이 없이 되다.
To have one’s invested money or effort come to nothing and gain nothing at all.
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Meaning 2
가지고 있던 것을 몽땅 털어 내다.
To spend or give up everything one possesses.
No example sentences are available for this meaning.
