Word details
눈칫밥
- Pronunciation
- 눈치빱 / 눈칟빱
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
- Application
- 눈칫밥이 [눈치빠비 / 눈칟빠비 ]
눈칫밥도 [눈치빱또 / 눈칟빱또 ]
눈칫밥만 [눈치빰만 / 눈칟빰만 ]
meal offered unwillingly
A meal that one eats self-consciously under the scrutiny of someone who has offered it.
Idioms
눈칫밥(을) 먹다
eat a meal offered unwillingly; eat another's salt
To live uncomfortably while being attentive to others' remarks, behavior, and thoughts, and not expressing one's thoughts.