Korean Idioms & Expressions

억지를 부리다

eokjireul burida

Literal meaning

'to wield unreasonableness' (억지 = forcing/unreason + 부리다 = wield)

To be stubbornly unreasonable; to insist on something absurd against all logic and refuse to back down.

Korean	English
아이가 장난감을 사 달라며 억지를 부렸다. aiga jangnamgameul sa dallamyeo eokjireul buryeotda.	The child threw a stubborn fit, demanding I buy the toy.

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