Let's learn about "그만"

* 그만 has the following meanings

1) [=그만한] (a) little (amount of); so little[small] as; such ; as[that] much; to that (small) extent; no more than; just; only

- 그만 일에 낙심 마라 : Don't be disappointed about such a trifle

- 그만 일은 어린애라도 할 수 있다 : Even a child can do that

- 그만 일은 바보라도 안다 : Even a fool knows as[that] much

- 그만한 것을 갖고 끙끙 앓을 것 없네 : Don't worry yourself over such a trifle

2) [=그 정도로] that much and no more; to that extent only; no more than that; [명령형(imperative sentence)] Stop

- 그만 지껄여라 : Stop talking! / Don't talk any more!

- 그만 울어라 : Do not cry any more

- 이제 그만 자는 게 좋겠다 : You'd better go to bed now

- 술은 이제 그만 : I have had quite enough wine. / I've drunk enough. / I want no more of drink

- 자랑 좀 그만 해라 : No more of your bragging

- 그만해 두는 것이 좋겠다 : You had better not go farther

3) [=곧] as soon as; no sooner than; immediately; directly

- 그는 화를 버럭 내면서 그만 가버렸다 : He went off immediately in a fit of sudden temper[anger]

- 그녀는 남편의 사망 소식을 듣자 그만 기절했다 : She fainted instantly at the news of her husband's death

- 자리에 들자 그는 그만 잠이 들었다 : As soon as he went to bed, he fell asleep

- 그는 나를 보자 그만 달아났다 : He ran off at the moment he saw me

4) [=부주의로] carelessly; by mistake[accident]; [=본의 아니게] involuntarily; unintentionally

- 그만 …하다 do by mistake / be careless enough to do

- 그릇이 그만 방바닥에 떨어져 산산 조각이 났다 The dish just fell on the floor and broke to pieces, that's all

- 오늘 외출한다고 말하는 것을 그만 잊었다 I forgot to say that I should go out today

- 나는 그만 입을 잘못 놀리고 말았다 I let slip the truth

- 곧 답장을 쓰겠다고 생각하면서도 바빠서 그만 실례했습니다 I meant to answer your letter promptly, but I was so busy I never got around to it

- 나는 꾸지람을 들을 것이 두려워 그만 고백할 기회를 놓쳤다 I missed my chance to confess because I was afraid of being scolded

- 가난 때문에 그만 죄를 저질렀습니다 I was tempted by poverty to commit a crime

- 일을 그만 잡치고 말았다 Things were finally broken off in spite of my desire