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Korean idiom Spin lively tales

Idioms linked to “약07” · Linked dictionary word

약 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 팔다

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  • 약을 팔다
  • 약 팔다

English rendering Spin lively tales Literal translation: “Sell medicine”

Meaning 1

(속되게) 이것저것 끌어대어 입담 좋게 이야기를 늘어놓다.

Slang: talk eloquently at length, bringing up all sorts of things.

Dictionary example 1

지금쯤은 저녁 설거지를 마친 아낙들이 한 집에 모여 한참 약 파는 시간이다.

By now the women who had finished washing the supper dishes would be gathered in one house, spinning tales.

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“약을 팔다” — Spin lively tales: Slang: talk eloquently at length, bringing up all sorts of things.
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