"밑져야 본전이다" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Korean]

IPA: [mit̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ja̠ po̞ɲd͡ʑʌ̹nida̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: mitjeoya bonjeon-ida [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, "even with a financial loss, to still have the principal". The verb 밑지다 (mitjida) explicitly means "to make a financial loss so that one has less than the principal". The idiom thereby implies that the subject really has no money at all to begin with. Etymology templates: {{ko-l|밑지다}} 밑지다 (mitjida) Head templates: {{head|ko|idiom|head=밑져야 본전-이다}} 밑져야 본전이다 • (mitjeoya bonjeon-ida)
  1. to have nothing to lose (said when beginning a new enterprise, etc.) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-밑져야_본전이다-ko-phrase-bPHt9ff3 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header

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