Word details
두
- Pronunciation
- 두ː
- Part of speech
- determiner
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
two
Two
Idioms
두 다리(를) 뻗다[펴다]
stretch[straighten out] one's two legs
To be relieved as one no longer has to care about something that has bothered somebody for a long time.
두 다리를 걸치다
put each of one's two legs on different places; try to have it both ways; play a double game
To have a relationship with two parties to benefit from both of them.
두 손 두 발 (다) 들다
raise one's two hands and two feet
(emphasizing form) To quit something as one is incapable of doing it.
raise one's two hands and two feet
(emphasizing form) To strongly support or welcome someone or something.
두 손 털고 나서다
dust off one's two hands and leave
To lose everything one has and step back.
두 손(을) 들다
raise two hands
To quit something as one is incapable of doing it.
raise two hands
To strongly support or welcome someone or something.
두 주머니(를) 차다
have two pockets
To secretly siphon off money for personal use instead of its original purpose.
Proverbs
두 손뼉이 맞아야 소리가 난다
Two palms have to slap against each other to make sound
Whatever it is, both parties involved should be of one mind to make it happen.
Two palms have to slap against each other to make sound
Both parties involved are to blame in every fight or conflict.