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병 주고 약 준다

byeong jugo yak junda

병 주고 약 주네요 · 병 주고 약 주는 거예요?

to hurt someone and then offer help; to cause a problem, then pretend to fix it

Example

실컷 혼내고 나서 선물을 주다니, 병 주고 약 주네요.

Scolding me all that time and then giving me a gift? You hurt me, then try to make it better.

Word parts

Literally 'give someone a disease, then give them medicine.'