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믿는 도끼에 발등 찍힌다

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Literal Meaning

Be chopped in the foot by a trusted axe.

Usage

Used to describe a situation of betrayal or the failure of something you believed in.

Korean Equivalent

믿고 있던 일에 실패하거나 믿고 있던 사람이 배반하여 해를 끼침을 이르는 말.

English Equivalent

Stabbed in the back

Russian Equivalent

Доверяй, но проверяй