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놀리다

nollida[놀리다]Intermediate · TOPIK IISpeaking & writing

make fun of; tease

1.Verb

  1. 1

    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

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.