No. 14,609 in Korean
미뤄서
"미뤄서" means "by postponing" or "by delaying."
In a sentence
약속을 미뤄서 시간을 벌었어요.
I postponed the appointment to buy some time.
In this sentence, '미뤄서' means 'to postpone' and indicates that the appointment was delayed to achieve a specific purpose.
일을 미뤄서 직장 상사에게 혼났어요.
I delayed the work and got scolded by my boss.
Here, '미뤄서' expresses a delay caused intentionally or unintentionally, leading to a consequence of being reprimanded.
그는 어려운 문제를 미뤄서 쉬운 문제 먼저 풀었어요.
He deferred the difficult problems and solved the easy ones first.
The usage of '미뤄서' here demonstrates the act of deferring or temporarily setting aside something in favor of another action.
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