2022-10-21

Let's learn about "설상가상"

* 설상가상 : [Pronunciation: 설상가쌍] [눈 위에 서리가 덮이다 --> 어려운 일이 연거푸 일어남] make matters worse; misfortune on top of misfortune; When it rains, it pours

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A. 너 직장 잃고 나서 여친한테서도 차이고, 말도 안돼 : I can't believe your girl friend dumped you ater you got fired.

B. 아 정말! 나쁜 일은 한꺼번에 오냐! 그치? : Oh, really! Bad things come at once! isn't it / Oh My God! when it rains, it pours, Huh?

- 설상가상으로 : to make matters worse / to add to one's misery / on top of all other misfortunes / as if to rub salt in[into] the wound

- 설상가상으로 그는 면허증이 없었다[지갑을 잃어버렸다] : To make matters worse, he had no license[lost his wallet]

- 설상가상으로 비까지 내리기 시작했다 : To make us more miserable, it began to rain

- 불경기인 데다가 설상가상으로 전염병까지 퍼져서 사람들을 괴롭혔다 : In addition to the general business depression, an epidemic raged and afflicted the people

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