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Korean idiom Take a casual, complacent approach

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하면 하고 말면 마는 식

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  • 하면 하고 말면 마는 식

English rendering Take a casual, complacent approach Literal translation: “Do it if doing it, drop it if dropping it”

Meaning 1

꼭 해야 되겠다는 각오 없이 하고 싶으면 하고 하기 싫으면 안 하는 무사안일한 태도.

A complacent attitude of doing something if one wants and not doing it if one dislikes it, without any firm resolve.

Dictionary example 1

넌 어떻게 매사가 하면 하고 말면 마는 식 이냐?

Why do you approach everything so casually, doing it only if you feel like it?

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“하면 하고 말면 마는 식” — Take a casual, complacent approach: A complacent attitude of doing something if one wants and not doing it if one dislikes it, without any firm resolve.
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