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Korean idiom Do nothing but sit at a desk

책상머리나 지키다

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  • 책상머리나 지키다

English rendering Do nothing but sit at a desk Literal translation: “Merely guard the desk end”

Meaning 1

현실과 부딪치며 책임감을 가지고 일하지 아니하고 사무실에서만 맴돌거나 문서만 보고 세월을 보내다.

Stay in the office or spend one's time only looking at documents rather than engaging with reality and working responsibly.

Dictionary example 1

현장 책임자가 책상머리나 지키고 있으니 일이 제대로 안 된다.

With the site manager doing nothing but sitting at a desk, the work doesn't go properly.

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“책상머리나 지키다” — Do nothing but sit at a desk: Stay in the office or spend one's time only looking at documents rather than engaging with reality and working responsibly.
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