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Korean idiom Speak cuttingly frankly

Idioms linked to “입” · Linked dictionary word

입이 도끼날 같다

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  • 입이 도끼날 같다

English rendering Speak cuttingly frankly Literal translation: “Have a mouth like an axe blade”

Meaning 1

바른말을 매우 날카롭게 거침없이 하다.

Speak the truth very sharply and uninhibitedly.

Dictionary example 1

그 사람 하는 일이 자로 잰 듯 꼼꼼한 건 좋은데 입이 도끼날 같은 건 무척 거슬리더군.

It's good that the person's work is meticulous as though measured with a ruler, but their axe-sharp tongue is very irritating.

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“입이 도끼날 같다” — Speak cuttingly frankly: Speak the truth very sharply and uninhibitedly.
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