WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “주둥이” · Linked dictionary word
주둥이를 놀리다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 주둥이를 놀리다
- 주둥이를 놀리다
English rendering run one’s mouth or talk back Literal translation: “wag one’s snout”
Meaning 1
말을 함부로 하는 경우를 낮잡아 이르는 말.
A disparaging expression for speaking recklessly.
Dictionary example 1
쟤가 누구 앞이라고 주둥이를 놀리고 있지.
Who does that brat think he is talking to, running his mouth like that?
Meaning 2
버릇없이 대꾸하여 말함을 속되게 이르는 말.
A coarse expression for answering back rudely.
Dictionary example 1
어른이 말하면 가만히 듣고만 있어야지, 어디서 버릇없게 주둥이를 놀리니.
When an adult speaks, you should just listen quietly. How dare you talk back so rudely?
