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Korean Idioms & Expressions

비일비재하다

biilbijaehada

Literal meaning

非一非再 — not just once, not just twice

What it really means

To be commonplace, happening over and over — not a rare one-off but a frequent occurrence. Used for things that happen all too often.

Examples

KoreanEnglish
요즘 이런 사고가 비일비재하게 일어나요.
yojeum ireon sagoga biilbijaehage ireonayo.
These days, accidents like this happen all the time.

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