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Korean idiom be unable to intervene at all

Idioms linked to “손-끝” · Linked dictionary word

손끝 하나 못 대다

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English rendering be unable to intervene at all Literal translation: “cannot touch with even one fingertip”

Meaning 1

어떤 대상이나 일에 대하여 전혀 관여할 수 없다.

To be unable to involve oneself at all with an object or matter.

Dictionary example 1

비록 아버지라 하지만 아들에 대해 손끝 하나 못 댈 형편이었다.

Even as the father, he was in no position to intervene in his son’s affairs.

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“손끝 하나 못 대다” — be unable to intervene at all: To be unable to involve oneself at all with an object or matter.
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