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눈 밖에 나다

nun bakke nada [눈 바께 나다]

눈 밖에 나요 · 눈 밖에 났어요 · ~의 눈 밖에 나다

to fall out of favor with someone; to get on someone's bad side

Example

지각을 자주 해서 사장님 눈 밖에 났어요.

I was late so often that I got on the boss's bad side.

Word parts

Literally 'to go outside someone's eyes' — out of their good graces.

Good to know

Opposite: 눈에 들다 'to catch someone's eye, win favor.'