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Korean Idioms I
Korean Idioms I
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Language - Korean
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2013

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귀가 얇다
Definition
Gullible; Believe anything; Easily Swayed
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귀가 어둡다
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Hard of hearing; Can't hear well
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입이 무겁다
Definition
tight-lipped; to keep one's mouth shut
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입이 가볍다
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big mouth, blabbermouth; can't keep one's mouth shut
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입을 모으다
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to voice the same opinion; to speak in chorus
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눈이 높다
Definition
to have overly high standards; to be too picky (about a bf/gf)
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눈에 익다
Definition
to feel like you've seen someone before; to recognize someone
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(-기로) 마음을 먹다
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to make up one's mind; to be determined; to set your mind to
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마음을 잡다
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to get to it; to stop hesitating and do
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마음을 놓다
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to forget your cares; to cut loose; to not worry
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마음에 들다
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to be to one's liking; to strike one's fancy
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눈에 들다
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to be to one's liking; to strike one's fancy
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마음을 비우다
Definition
to leave your ego at the door; to let go of your greed/ego
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입에 맞다
Definition
to be to one's liking (food, an activity, work)
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입이 짧다
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to be a picky eater; to have a lot of foods one doesn't like
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입에 맞는 떡
Definition
just what one needs
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발이 넓다
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to know a lot of people, to have friends in a lot of places
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발을 끊다
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to quit, to break up
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발을 구르다
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to stamp one's foot, to be in a bad mood
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손이 크다
Definition
to give generously, to give a lot
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손이 모자라다
Definition
not enough people to get the work done, not enough hands
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손을 놓다
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to quit one's work
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한잔을 하다
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to have a drink
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한잔을 걸치다
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to have a drink
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잔을 올리다
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to buy a drink for someone, to give a drink, to raise a glass
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한턱을 내다
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to treat, to entertain
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한턱을 쓰다
Definition
to treat, to entertain
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가슴이 찡하다
Definition
to feel strong emotion, to be touched, to be moved
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코끝이 찡하다
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to sniffle
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가슴이 아프다
Definition
to feel sad, to have a heartache
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발을 벗고 나서다
Definition
to take initiative, to jump into
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팔을 걷고 나서다
Definition
to take initivative, to jump into
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팔짱만 끼고 있다
Definition
to stand there with one's arms folded, to just stand there doing nothing
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골치가 아프다
Definition
to have a headache (doing something), to be a headache
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골치를 앓다
Definition
to have a headache over something
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골칫덩어리, 말썽꾸러기
Definition
troublemaker
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굴뚝같다
Definition
to want to do something eagerly
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국수를 먹다
Definition
to receive hospitality from someone after getting married
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날을 잡다
Definition
to set a date
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시집을 가다
Definition
to get married (for a woman)
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장가를 가다
Definition
to get married (for a man)
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배가 아프다
Definition
to be jealous, envious
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배꼽을 잡다
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to laugh so hard your stomach hurts (maybe become something is ridiculous)
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배가 부르다
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to have no feelings of yearning ; to be pregnant
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귀가 가렵다
Definition
ears are burning, to feel like someone is talking about you (ears are itchy)
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귀가 간지럽다
Definition
ears are burning, to feel like someone is talking about you (ears are ticklish)
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귀가 아프다
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to be annoyed by some sound (like ticking, loud chewing, nails on a chalkboard)
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얼굴이 두껍다
Definition
to be brazen, shameless, oblivious to your faults
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얼굴에 철판을 깔다
Definition
to be thick-skinned, fearless, unafraid to make mistakes
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얼굴을 내밀다
Definition
to attend, to show up, to show your face
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기가 막히다
Definition
1) to be very surprised/blown away by (how ridiculous something is) / 2) to be great, amazing
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기가 차다
Definition
great, amazing
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기가 죽다
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to feel cheap, to lose heart
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바람을 피우다
Definition
to cheat on someone (spouse, usually)
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바람이 나다
Definition
to cheat on someone, to have an affair
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바람을 넣다
Definition
to inspire someone to do something
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낯이 뜨겁다
Definition
to feel embarrassed; to feel embarrassed for someone else
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얼굴이 뜨겁다
Definition
to feel embarrassed
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낯이 익다
Definition
to recognize someone
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진땀을 흘리다
Definition
to be nervous or troubled
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진땀을 빼다
Definition
to sweat over a problem
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피땀을 흘리다
Definition
to put one's blood, sweat, and tears into
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내 코가 석다
Definition
I've got my own fish to fry
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코앞에 닥치다
Definition
to be approaching quickly, to be short on time
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코를 찌르다
Definition
to stink, to smell terrible
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어깨가 무겁다
Definition
to be burdened, to have a lot of responsibility
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어깨가 가볍다
Definition
to have a weight lifted off one's shoulders
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마음의 짐을 떨어내다, 마음의 짐을 털어버리다
Definition
to get something off one's chest
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눈을 감아 주다
Definition
to turn a blind eye to, to pretend not to see
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눈을 감다
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to die; to pretend not to see one doing something
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눈을 딱 감다
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to not consider other factors and just do
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눈을 뜨다
Definition
to open one's eyes (to something), to come to know about something, to see the light
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눈을 뜨게 하다
Definition
to open somebody's eyes to
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봐주다
Definition
to let off the hook
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빠져나가다, 넘어가다, 무사하다
Definition
to get away with
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눈에 불을 켜다
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1) to focus with intensity, to do something like crazy / 2) to open one's eyes wide with anger
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눈에서 불이 나다
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enraged, extremely angry
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눈을 돌리다
Definition
to change one's interests, to turn one's attention to
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눈이 빠지도록 기다리다 / 목이 빠지도록 기다리다
Definition
to wait with a craned neck
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눈이 어둡다
Definition
1) to have poor vision / 2) to have bad judgement due to greed
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바람을 맞다
Definition
to be stood up
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바람을 맞히다
Definition
to stand someone up
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바람을 쐬다
Definition
to get some fresh air, to go outside for a bit
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눈코 뜰 새 없다
Definition
so busy you have no time for anything
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눈앞이 캄캄하다
Definition
something comes up suddenly and you don't know what to do, to be freaking out
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발등에 불이 떨어지다
Definition
it's too fast, this work is coming at me too fast
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발등의 불을 끄다
Definition
to resolve an urgent matter
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발이 떨어지지 않다
Definition
to not be able to leave (because you aren't at peace; like having to leave your family and go overseas)
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