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갈수록 태산

galsurok taesan [갈쑤록 태산]

갈수록 태산이다 / 갈수록 태산이네요

things keep getting worse; out of the frying pan into the fire

Example

문제를 하나 해결했더니 갈수록 태산이네요.

I solved one problem, and things just keep getting harder.

Word parts

태 great산 mountain

Literally 'the further you go, the bigger the mountain'.

Good to know

산 넘어 산 'mountain after mountain' expresses the same frustration.