🌟 헛다리

Noun  

1. 일을 잘못된 방향으로 처리하는 일.

1. WRONG GUESS; BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE: An act of handling a task in a wrong way.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 헛다리 대책.
    A futile measure.
  • 헛다리 보도.
    A false report.
  • 헛다리 외교.
    Nonsense diplomacy.
  • 헛다리를 긁다.
    Scratch a false leg.
  • 헛다리를 짚다.
    Make a false point.
  • 경찰은 헛다리를 짚어 무고한 사람을 범인으로 몰아갔다.
    The police caught the wrong foot and drove the innocent into the criminal.
  • 시민들은 이번에 나온 정부의 대책이 문제의 핵심을 고려하지 못한 헛다리 대책이라고 비판했다.
    Citizens criticized the government's latest move as a futile measure that failed to take into account the core of the problem.
  • 왜 나를 한심하게 쳐다봐?
    Why are you staring at me pathetic?
    회사가 너의 연봉을 알아서 인상해 줄 거라고 생각한다면 너는 헛다리를 긁는 거야.
    If you think the company will raise your salary on its own, you're scuffling.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 헛다리 (헏따리)

📚 Annotation: 주로 '헛다리를 짚다'로 쓴다.

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