WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “입” · Linked dictionary word
입만 살다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 입만 살다
- 입만 살다
English rendering Be all talk; be unduly picky Literal translation: “Only one's mouth is alive”
Meaning 1
말에 따르는 행동은 없으면서 말만 그럴듯하게 잘하다.
Talk plausibly without acting accordingly.
Dictionary example 1
저 친구도 입만 살았지. 막상 일을 하니 형편없지 뭐야.
That fellow is all talk; when it comes to working, he's hopeless.
Meaning 2
격에 맞지 아니하게 음식을 가려 먹다.
Be picky about food beyond what suits one's circumstances.
No example sentences are available for this meaning.
