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Korean idiom shoot one’s mouth off

Idioms linked to “이빨” · Linked dictionary word

이빨 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 까다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 이빨(을) 까다
  • 이빨을 까다
  • 이빨 까다

English rendering shoot one’s mouth off Literal translation: “expose the teeth”

Meaning 1

(속되게) 알고 있는 사실이나 일을 남에게 이야기하다.

Coarsely, to tell others facts or matters one knows.

Dictionary example 1

선배는 하늘이야, 그런데 니가 뒤에서 이빨을 까?

A senior is practically heaven, and you shoot your mouth off behind his back?
Meaning 2

거짓말을 하거나 핑계를 대다.

To tell lies or offer excuses.

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 주초에 집회에 못 나가고 친척 집에 갈지도 모른다고 이빨을 까 놓았다.

She had already made up an excuse that she might visit relatives and miss the gathering early in the week.

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“이빨을 까다” — shoot one’s mouth off: Coarsely, to tell others facts or matters one knows.
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