Korean Idioms Quiz related to ‘얼굴 (face)’ – Answers

Answers

Q1: a
Q2: c
Q3: c

Q1. 
A: 어제 예지랑 얼굴 붉히는 일 있었어. (Yesterday, there was something between Yeji and me that made our faces become red.)
B: a) 너 또 약속 어겼어? (Did you break your promise again?)

  • 얼굴을 붉히다
    literal meaning = to become red in the face
    actual meaning = to get angry and feel tension toward each other


Q2. 
A: 얼굴만 내밀고 가. (Just come and stick your face out.)
B: c) 진짜 잠깐만이야. (Ok, but it’s only for a moment.)

  • 얼굴만 내밀다
    literal meaning = to stick one’s face out 
    actual meaning = to greet someone briefly


Q3. 
A: 나 너무 부끄러워서 노래 못 하겠어. 어떡해? (I cannot sing because I feel too shy. What should I do?) 
B: c) 얼굴에 철판 깔아야지. (Just lay a steel plate on your face.)

  • 얼굴에 철판을 깔다
    literal meaning =  to lay a steel plate on your face
    actual meaning = to be shameless

 

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