-다시피 하다
practically, almost (do)
Level 6 · Expression
Explanation
Not literally so, but very close to it. Attaches to verb stems, often with 매일 or 거의. Different from -다시피 (as you know).
Examples
시험 기간에는 도서관에서 살다시피 했다.
During exams I practically lived in the library.
그 가게에 매일 가다시피 해요.
I go to that shop almost every day.
아이가 엄마에게 매달리다시피 하며 울었다.
The child cried, practically clinging to its mother.
TOPIK note
TOPIK II Reading 3–4, 42–43.