Korean Idioms & Expressions

얼토당토않다

eoltodangtoanta

Literal meaning

'neither fitting this nor that' — from 얼토당토 (not matching at all) + 않다 (not be)

To be utterly absurd or preposterous; completely off the mark and not worth taking seriously. Said of claims or ideas with no basis.

Korean	English
그건 얼토당토않은 소리니 더 듣고 싶지 않다. geugeon eoltodangtoaneun sorini deo deutgo sipji anta.	That's utter nonsense, and I don't want to hear any more of it.

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