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바늘 도둑이 소 도둑 된다 ()

#  Posted: 2008-02-17 21:33:13 KST The needle thief becomes a cow thief. To put this saying in the words of Weird Al: \"cause you start out stealing songs [MP3s], then you`re robbing liquor stores, and selling crack, and running over children with your car!\" According to our teacher, stealing a cow used to be punishable by death in Korea, because the cow was considered so important to an individual`s/family`s livelihood. Therefore, in this age, this phrase is equivalent to saying \"the needle thief becomes a brutal murderer.\" study moderators

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