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1.Verb
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make fun of; tease
To make a laughingstock of someone by taking advantage of his/her weak point or mistake.
Korean definition: 실수나 약점을 잡아 웃음거리로 만들다.
The children teased and bullied Youngsu, calling him an idiot.
Jisu kept teasing me for being short, and I ended up crying.
2.Verb
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let someone play
To let someone have fun while playing.
Korean definition: 놀이 등을 하면서 재미있고 즐겁게 지내게 하다.
The king let the army rest on Sundays at least, and let the people rest too.
At lunchtime, the teacher always sent the children out to the playground and let them play to their hearts' content.
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leave someone idle
To leave someone lazing around without an occupation or regular job.
Korean definition: 직업이나 일정하게 하는 일이 없이 지내게 하다.
She kept her daughter idle at home, telling her to just prepare for her wedding.
There's no work these days, so the employees have been left idle for a month now.
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give someone a break
To let someone take a rest for a certain period of time after doing work.
Korean definition: 어떤 일을 하다가 일정한 기간 동안을 쉬게 하다.
Manager Kim wanted to give the employees who had worked hard overtime a day off.
We decided to close the store twice a month, on the first and third Mondays.
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leave something idle
To leave an object, facility, money, etc., unused.
Korean definition: 어떤 물건이나 시설, 돈 등을 쓰지 않고 놓아 두다.
If you leave land idle for too long, the harvest can actually get worse.
My older sister puts all the money she saved from working into the bank and just leaves it sitting there.