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한술 더 뜨다

hansul deo tteuda

한술 더 떠요 · 한술 더 떴어요 · 한술 더 떠서 (ㅡ drops)

to go one step further (usually worse); to go even further

Example

형이 늦게 왔는데 동생은 한술 더 떠서 아예 안 왔어요.

My older brother came late, and my younger brother went one worse: he didn't show up at all.

Word parts

Literally 'to scoop one more spoonful'; 술 here means a spoonful.

Good to know

Usually negative: someone outdoes another in bad behavior.