Caveat: 쇠살에 말살 붙인다

Here is an aphorism from my aphorism book.

쇠살에 말살 붙인다
soe.sal.e mal.sal but.in.da
cow-meat-LOC horse-meat attach-PRES
[Like…] attaching horse-meat to cow meat.

This means an ill-fitted agglomeration or patchwork of things, and extended metaphorically, I guess it’s used to refer to a badly constructed argument. To me, it sounds a bit like the old idea of how golems are supposed to be constructed. Anyway, that seems like something useful to know how to say, though if my Korean was good enough to recognize a badly constructed argument (or any kind of argument), I’d be too pleased to complain.
[daily log: walking, 1.5 km]

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