Korean Idiomatic Expressions Related to Food

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Korean food-related idiomatic expressions and their meanings from SKKU GELT093-41 Korean Language & Culture.

밥 먹듯 하다

To do something habitually.

찬밥 더운밥 가리다

To be choosy or be picky.

한솥밥을 먹다

To live under the same roof.

죽을 쑤다

Literally to cook rice porridge; to screw up or mess up.

죽 쒀서 (쑤어) 개 주다

To do all the work while somebody else gets the credit.

죽도 밥도 안 되다

To be good for nothing or become useless.

죽이 되든 밥이 되든

Regardless of the result.

국물도 없다

Literally to have no soup; to have nothing to gain.

국수를 먹게 하다

To treat guests at one's wedding.

파김치가 되다

To be exhausted or extremely tired.