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Korean idiom be helplessly at another’s mercy

조상의 고기

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  • 조상의 고기

English rendering be helplessly at another’s mercy Literal translation: “meat on a chopping board”

Meaning 1

도마에 오른 고기라는 뜻으로, 어찌할 수 없음을 이르는 말.

An expression for helplessness, meaning meat placed on a chopping board.

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“조상의 고기” — be helplessly at another’s mercy: An expression for helplessness, meaning meat placed on a chopping board.
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