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Korean idiom Be unyielding and tightfisted

Idioms linked to “손-톱01” · Linked dictionary word

손톱도 안 들어가다

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English rendering Be unyielding and tightfisted Literal translation: “Not even a fingernail can enter”

Meaning 1

사람됨이 몹시 야무지고 인색하다.

Have an extremely firm, ungenerous character.

Dictionary example 1

그 사람, 한 번도 웃거나 칭찬을 안 하는 것이 손톱도 안 들어가게 생겼다.

That person never smiles or praises anyone and seems utterly unyielding.

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“손톱도 안 들어가다” — Be unyielding and tightfisted: Have an extremely firm, ungenerous character.
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