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Korean idiom Play innocent

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

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 시침(을) 떼다[따다]
  • 시침을 떼다
  • 시침 떼다
  • 시침을 따다 Unverified form
  • 시침 따다 Unverified form

English rendering Play innocent Literal translation: “Put on [take up] a pretense of innocence”

Meaning 1

자기가 하고도 하지 아니한 체하거나 알고 있으면서도 모르는 체하다.

Pretend not to have done something one did, or not to know something one knows.

Dictionary example 1

그는 꽃병을 깨고도 시침을 떼고 앉아 있었다.

He sat playing innocent even after breaking the vase.

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“시침을 떼다” — Play innocent: Pretend not to have done something one did, or not to know something one knows.
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