WORDROW Korean Idioms 약효를 잃다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 약효를 잃다
- 약효를 잃다
English rendering Lose a bribe’s effect Literal translation: “Lose medicinal efficacy”
Meaning 1
뇌물의 효력이 없어지다.
For a bribe to cease being effective
Dictionary example 1
그는 관계 직원에게 뇌물을 주었으나 약효를 잃었는지 발표 결과는 예상과 달랐다.
He bribed the relevant employee, but perhaps it had lost its effect: the announced result differed from his expectation.
동의어 약효가 떨어지다
