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Korean idiom Manage one’s affairs or seek one’s own gain

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제 앞을 차리다

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  • 제 앞을 차리다

English rendering Manage one’s affairs or seek one’s own gain Literal translation: “Set what is before oneself in order”

Meaning 1

제 앞에 닥친 일을 스스로가 옳게 분별하여 감당해서 처리하다.

Properly judge and independently handle what confronts oneself

Dictionary example 1

철이 들더니 제 앞을 차릴 줄 안다.

Having matured, they now know how to manage their own affairs.
Meaning 2

자기의 잇속만 차리다.

Look after only one’s own interests

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “제”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “제 궤도에 들어서다”: For progress to enter a normal state 2 meanings Get on the proper course For progress to enter a normal state Illustration of the first meaning of “제 눈에 안경”: Even a worthless object looks good if it pleases oneself. Shared · 2 Beauty is in the beholder's eye Even a worthless object looks good if it pleases oneself. Illustration of the first meaning of “제 발로 걸어가다”: To carry out one’s assigned work by one’s own strength without relying on others. stand on one’s own feet To carry out one’s assigned work by one’s own strength without relying on others. Illustration of the first meaning of “제 세상 만난 듯”: Figuratively, the manner of behaving entirely as one wishes As though the world belonged to oneself Figuratively, the manner of behaving entirely as one wishes Illustration of the first meaning of “제 속을 제가 끓이다”: Worry uselessly by oneself. Worry needlessly on one's own Worry uselessly by oneself. Illustration of the first meaning of “제 앞을 가리다”: To conceal one’s own faults that have been exposed. cover one’s own faults To conceal one’s own faults that have been exposed.

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“제 앞을 차리다” — Manage one’s affairs or seek one’s own gain: Properly judge and independently handle what confronts oneself
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