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Korean idiom Suffer an unexpected calamity

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Idioms linked to “앉다” · Linked dictionary word

앉아서 벼락 맞다

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  • 앉아서 벼락 맞다

English rendering Suffer an unexpected calamity Literal translation: “Be struck by lightning while sitting”

Meaning 1

가만히 있다가 뜻밖의 화를 당하다.

Suffer unforeseen misfortune while doing nothing

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Related idioms

These idioms are linked to the same word, “앉다”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “앉아서 기다리다”: Make no effort, merely hoping someone else will do it Wait passively Make no effort, merely hoping someone else will do it Illustration of the first meaning of “앉아서 뭉개다”: Fail to move forward and make no progress. 2 meanings Stagnate; dawdle Fail to move forward and make no progress. Illustration of the first meaning of “앉아서 배기다”: To withstand difficult work in the same place. stick it out To withstand difficult work in the same place. Illustration of the first meaning of “앉으나 서나”: Always; in any situation. Always, in any situation Always; in any situation.

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“앉아서 벼락 맞다” — Suffer an unexpected calamity: Suffer unforeseen misfortune while doing nothing
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