어른 뺨치다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 어른 뺨치다
- 어른 뺨치다
English rendering Outdo grown-ups in shrewdness Literal translation: “Slap an adult's cheek”
Meaning 1
아이가 어른도 못 당할 만큼 영악하다.
Of a child, be so shrewd that even adults cannot match them.
Dictionary example 1
그놈 참 어른 뺨치게 장사 한번 잘하는데.
That youngster really does business better than grown-ups.