적반하장이 · 적반하장을
the wrongdoer turning on the victim, the height of nerve
Example
자기가 잘못해 놓고 오히려 화를 내다니 적반하장이네요.
He's the one who messed up, yet he's the one getting angry — what nerve.
Word parts
적 thief+반 reverse+하 carry+장 club
Literally 'the thief turns around and wields the club'.
Good to know
Often in 적반하장도 유분수지 'that's beyond the limit of nerve'.
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