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Korean idiom Weigh things repeatedly; take measurements

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이리 재고 저리 재고 (하다) The part “하다” may be omitted.

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  • 이리 재고 저리 재고 하다
  • 이리 재고 저리 재고

English rendering Weigh things repeatedly; take measurements Literal translation: “Measure this way and that”

Meaning 1

계산, 득실, 관계 따위를 짐작하거나 가늠하다.

Estimate or weigh calculations, gains and losses, relationships, or the like.

Dictionary example 1

지금 너는 이리 재고 저리 재고 할 처지가 아니야.

You're in no position to weigh this and that now.

Dictionary example 2

여보시오, 이 물건은 이리 재고 저리 재고 할 필요가 없는 물건이란 걸 이 상표가 입증해 주지 않소.

Look, doesn't this brand prove that this is a product you needn't deliberate over?
Meaning 2

구체적으로 자꾸 재다.

Repeatedly take actual measurements.

Dictionary example 1

옷 하나 맞추는데 왜 그리 복잡한지 재단사가 이리 재고 저리 재고 하더라고.

I don't know why making one outfit was so complicated; the tailor kept measuring this way and that.

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“이리 재고 저리 재고 하다” — Weigh things repeatedly; take measurements: Estimate or weigh calculations, gains and losses, relationships, or the like.
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