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Korean idiom be rebuffed

콧방 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 맞다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 콧방(을) 맞다
  • 콧방을 맞다
  • 콧방 맞다

English rendering be rebuffed Literal translation: “be struck on the nose”

Meaning 1

(속되게) 핀잔을 맞다.

Colloquially, to be scolded.

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Meaning 2

(속되게) 무안을 당하거나 거절을 당하다.

Colloquially, to be embarrassed or rejected.

Dictionary example 1

그 친구가 여자에게 데이트를 신청했다가 콧방을 맞았다.

That fellow asked a woman for a date and was rebuffed.

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“콧방을 맞다” — be rebuffed: Colloquially, to be scolded.
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