Korean Idioms & Expressions

이판사판

ipansapan

Literal meaning

理判(doctrine-monk) + 事判(affairs-monk): a Buddhist-origin pairing now meaning 'this board and that board,' i.e. the last extremity

A do-or-die, all-or-nothing situation; throwing caution to the wind because there's nothing left to lose. Often as '이판사판이다' or '이판사판으로.'

Korean	English
이렇게 된 이상 이판사판으로 끝까지 가 보자. ireoke doen isang ipansapaneuro kkeutkkaji ga boja.	Now that it's come to this, let's go all-in and see it through to the end.

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