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Korean idiom Feel a bitter disappointment

Idioms linked to “입-맛” · Linked dictionary word

입맛 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 쓰다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 입맛(이) 쓰다
  • 입맛이 쓰다
  • 입맛 쓰다

English rendering Feel a bitter disappointment Literal translation: “The taste in the mouth is bitter”

Meaning 1

일이 뜻대로 되지 아니하여 기분이 언짢거나 괴롭다.

Feel upset or distressed because things do not go as wished

Dictionary example 1

사장에게 보고서를 퇴짜 맞은 과장은 입맛이 쓴 표정이었다.

The section chief looked bitter after the president rejected the report.

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“입맛이 쓰다” — Feel a bitter disappointment: Feel upset or distressed because things do not go as wished
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