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그림의 떡

tteok, a rice cake, in the painting; a pie in the sky

Something that one cannot actually use or own however much one likes it.

그림자 하나 얼씬하지 않다

Not even a shadow is to be seen

No one appears at all.

그림자도 없다

There is not even a shadow

No trace is found.

그림자를 감추다

hide a shadow

To disappear and never show up.

그림자에 가리다

be hidden by someone's shadow

To be unrecognized since one pales beside someone else with greater reputation or capacity.

그만이다

be no more than that; be enough; That's it

That is the end of the story.

be no more than that; be enough; That's it

For something or a situation to be very good to such an extent that nothing can compare.

그저 그렇다

be just ordinary; be so-so

To be not that special.

be just as expected

For something to be exactly the same as what was expected.

극과 극을 달리다

run from one extreme to the other extreme

To completely differ with each other.

근처도 못 가다

be unable to go to the vicinity

To fall far short of something or someone to such an extent that comparison is meaningless.

글자 그대로

as the letter is

Without exaggerating or fabricating something.

금(을) 긋다

draw a line

To set a limit or boundary.

금(이) 가다

be cracked

For a close relationship to sour.

급살(을) 맞다

meet a sudden death; drop dead

To die suddenly.

급소를 찌르다

stab a vital point

To attack someone by blindsiding.

기(가) 막히다

One's spirit is blocked

To be dumbfounded by something surprising or unpleasant.

기(가) 살다

One's spirit is alive

For one's energy to rise and force to soar.

기(가) 죽다

One's spirit is dead

To get depressed since one's courage and energy disappears or weakens.

기(가) 차다

One's spirit is full

To become speechless with surprise and perplexity.

기(를) 쓰다

excercise one's spirit

To use all one's force.

기(를) 펴다

spread one's spirit

To have free state of mind escaping from an oppressed and difficult situation.