When whales fight the shrimp’s back is broken.
(고래 싸움에 새우등 터진다
Hitting a rock with an egg.
(계란으로 바위치기)
It’s darkest just under the lamp.
Trust an axe and your foot will be broken.
(믿는 도끼에 발등 찍힌다.)
Even when the sky falls, there is a hole to pop out of.
(하늘이 무너져도 솟아날 구멍이 있다.)
A dog raised in a private school for three years can read the alphabets.
Someone else’s rice cake always looks bigger
남의 떡이 더 커 보인다.
Even if he were caught by a tiger, he would survive if he keep cool.
호랑이에게 물려가도 정신만 차리면 산다.
You do not notice your clothes are getting wet in a drizzle.
가랑비에 옷 젖는 줄 모른다.
An ant hole can cause a levee to collapse.
개미 구멍으로 둑도 무너진다.