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Korean idiom be no more than

지나지 아니하다 [못하다] Possible alternative: “못하다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 지나지 아니하다[못하다]
  • 지나지 아니하다
  • 지나지 못하다 Unverified form

English rendering be no more than Literal translation: “not [fail to] go beyond”

Meaning 1

바로 그것밖에 달리 되지 아니하다.

To be nothing other than precisely that.

Dictionary example 1

그의 말은 변명에 지나지 아니한다.

His words are nothing but excuses.

Dictionary example 2

그는 자신이 사장인 것처럼 행동했지만 실상은 운전수에 지나지 못했다.

He acted as though he were the boss, but in reality he was merely the driver.

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“지나지 아니하다” — be no more than: To be nothing other than precisely that.
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