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Korean idiom Outdo grown-ups in shrewdness

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.

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“어른 뺨치다” — Outdo grown-ups in shrewdness: Of a child, be so shrewd that even adults cannot match them.
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