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Korean idiom Delay payment for a long time

Idioms linked to “셈01” · Linked dictionary word

셈이 질기다

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English rendering Delay payment for a long time Literal translation: “One's settlement is tough”

Meaning 1

품삯 따위의 셈을 하지 아니하고 미룬 지가 오래되다.

Leave wages or similar accounts unpaid for a long time.

Dictionary example 1

월급날을 열흘이나 넘기다니 셈이 질기다 .

Ten days past payday—what a long delay in payment.

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“셈이 질기다” — Delay payment for a long time: Leave wages or similar accounts unpaid for a long time.
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