Korean Idioms & Expressions

시비를 걸다

sibireul geolda

Literal meaning

to hang/pick a 'right-and-wrong' (是非) on someone

To pick a fight or deliberately start a quarrel, often by finding fault for no good reason. Used when someone provokes a confrontation.

Korean	English
술 취한 사람이 지나가는 행인에게 시비를 걸었어요. sul chwihan sarami jinaganeun haengine sibireul georeosseoyo.	A drunk man picked a fight with a passing pedestrian.

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