깨가 쏟아져요 · 깨가 쏟아지는 신혼 생활
(of a couple) to be blissfully happy together, to be lovey-dovey (lit. sesame seeds pour out)
Example
결혼한 지 한 달 된 언니 부부는 요즘 깨가 쏟아져요.
My sister and her husband, married a month ago, are blissfully happy these days.
Word parts
When ripe sesame plants are shaken, the tiny seeds pour out in abundance, like the many small joys of a happy couple; sesame also suggests 고소하다 'nutty, delightful'.
Good to know
Mainly for newlyweds or new couples, often teasingly: 깨가 쏟아지네! A similar phrase is 깨 볶는 냄새가 나다.
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