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Korean idiom play innocent

새치미 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 떼다 [따다] Possible alternative: “따다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 새치미(를) 떼다[따다]
  • 새치미를 떼다
  • 새치미 떼다
  • 새치미를 따다 Unverified form
  • 새치미 따다 Unverified form

English rendering play innocent Literal translation: “detach [take off] the hawk’s disguise”

Meaning 1

쌀쌀맞게 자기가 하고도 아니 한 체, 알고도 모르는 체 하다.

To act aloofly as if one did not do something one did, or does not know something one knows.

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 자기가 유리창을 깨고서는 새치미를 뗀다.

She broke the window herself and now plays innocent.

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“새치미를 떼다” — play innocent: To act aloofly as if one did not do something one did, or does not know something one knows.
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