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Korean idiom buy someone’s silence

Idioms linked to “입” · Linked dictionary word

입 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 씻기다

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English rendering buy someone’s silence Literal translation: “wash someone’s mouth”

Meaning 1

돈이나 물건 따위를 주어 자기에게 불리한 말을 못 하도록 하다.

To give money or goods so that someone does not say anything unfavorable to oneself.

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“입을 씻기다” — buy someone’s silence: To give money or goods so that someone does not say anything unfavorable to oneself.
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