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Korean idiom Become neither one thing nor another

Idioms linked to “죽06” · Linked dictionary word

죽도 밥도 안 되다

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English rendering Become neither one thing nor another Literal translation: “Be neither porridge nor rice”

Meaning 1

어중간하여 이것도 저것도 안 되다.

Be so halfway that one is neither this nor that.

Dictionary example 1

지금 그만두면 죽도 밥도 안 된다.

If you quit now, it'll be neither one thing nor another.

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“죽도 밥도 안 되다” — Become neither one thing nor another: Be so halfway that one is neither this nor that.
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