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Korean Idioms II
Korean Idioms II
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Language - Korean
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2013
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바가지를 쓰다
 Definition
to pay through the nose, to overpay
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날강도질하다
 Definition
to rip off, to rip someone off, to commit highway robbery
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바가지를 씌우다
 Definition
to rip off
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바가지를 긁다
 Definition
to nag sharply
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비행기를 태우다
 Definition
to put on a pedestal, to flatter
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발목을 잡다
 Definition
to be a ball-and-chain
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발목을 붙잡다
 Definition
to grab someone's ankles, be a ball and chain
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발목을 잡히다
 Definition
to not be able to get away from some work (ball and chain) / to be snagged on some weakness
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애를 먹다
 Definition
to have a hard time, struggle with
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애가 타다
 Definition
to be anxious, worried
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애를 쓰다
 Definition
to put all of one's body and mind into, to take pains in doing something
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손발이 맞다
 Definition
to be in cahoots, to be cooperating, to be hand-in-glove
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손발이 따로 놀다
 Definition
to be working against each other, to not be on the same page
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손이 빠르다
 Definition
to be a quick worker, to work fast
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손을 잡다
 Definition
to work hand-in-hand, to help each other, to cooperate, to be mutually beneficial to each other
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쥐도 새도 모르게 (쥐도 새도 몰래)
 Definition
without anyone knowing (not even a mouse or bird)
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쥐죽은 듯하다
 Definition
quiet as a mouse
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쥐구멍에 들어가다
 Definition
to want to crawl into a hole and die, to want to hide away
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낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말을 쥐가 듣는다.
 Definition
The walls have ears / Be careful of what you say
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손을 보다
 Definition
1) to fix / 2) to scold
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손을 쓰다
 Definition
to take measures, to take the necessary measures
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백방으로 손을 쓰다
 Definition
to try all means available
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손을 씻다
 Definition
to make a clean break, to make a fresh start
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손에 익다
 Definition
to get good at one's work, to become an old hand at
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한눈을 팔다
 Definition
1) to be distracted, to have your mind on something else / 2) to have an affair
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눈에 밟히다
 Definition
to be on one's mind, to be all one things about
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눈이 맞다
 Definition
to fall in love
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제 눈에 안경이다
 Definition
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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눈에 띄다
 Definition
1) to attract one's attention / 2) to be discovered
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눈 밖에 나다
 Definition
to fall out of favor, to fall from grace
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색안경을 끼다
 Definition
to have a biased viewpoint, to look on with a jaundiced eye
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콧대가 높다
 Definition
1) to have a sharp (high) nose / 2) to think you're great
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콧대가 세다
 Definition
to be haughty; stubborn; self-assertive
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콧대를 꺾다
 Definition
to be taken down a place, to be put in one's place
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코가 땅에 닿다
 Definition
to bow deeply (kiss ass)
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가슴이 뜨끔하다
 Definition
to prick at one's conscience, to feel guilty, to feel bad about something you did to someone
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가슴이 찔리다
 Definition
to pierce one's heart, to feel bad for somone
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가슴이 내려앉다
 Definition
very surprised, your chest crumbles
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간이 콩알만해지다
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to be very scared, to be terrified
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간이 떨어지다
 Definition
to be terrified
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간이 크다
 Definition
to be brave, to have guts
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간에 기별도 안 가다
 Definition
eat such a small amount that the message doesn't get to your stomach
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가시 방석에 앉다 / 바늘석에 앉다
 Definition
to be walking on pins and needles, to be in a bed of thorns
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가시밭길을 가다
 Definition
to lead a hard life, to go down a hard road
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돈방석에 앉다 (올라앉다)
 Definition
to fall into money, to get rich quickly
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입에 침이 마르다
 Definition
(to praise someone) till one's mouth runs dry
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입이 떨어지지 않다
 Definition
unable to bring one's self to say something, to be hard to say something
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입이 심심하다
 Definition
to want to eat anything (even if you're not hungry)
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귀에 못이 박히다
 Definition
to have something drilled into your head, to hear something over and over
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귀가 닳도록 듣다
 Definition
to hear something over and over till your ears wear away, to have your ear talked off
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귀에 거슬리다
 Definition
like nails on a chalkboard, to be offensive to the ear
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눈도 깜짝 안 하다
 Definition
to not even bat an eyelid, to not even blink, to be unaffected
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눈 깜짝 할 사이에
 Definition
in the blink of an eye
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눈을 뜨고 볼 수 없다
 Definition
to be terrible to look at (so bad you can't see it when your eyes are open)
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눈에 거슬리다
 Definition
to be an eyesore, to be offensive to the eyes
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날개가 돋치다
 Definition
to sell like hot cakes, to sprout wings and fly away (sell fast)
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불티가 나다
 Definition
to catch fire, to be a hit
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날개를 펴다
 Definition
to spread one's wings and go out into the world
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담을 쌓다, 벽을 쌓다
 Definition
to put up a wall, to shut one's self off from something, to have no interest in something
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벽을 허물다
 Definition
to knock down barriers, to tear down walls (get past some difficulty)
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눈독을 들이다
 Definition
to have one's eye on, to see something and want it
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눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다
 Definition
to be the apple of one's eye, to be extremely cute, precious
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눈엣가시
 Definition
to be a thorn in one's eye, someone you hate to see, a pain in the ass
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눈엣가시
 Definition
to be a thorn in one's eye, someone you hate to see, a pain in the ass
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뜸을 들이다
 Definition
to beat around the bush, to not get to the point, to hesitate
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돌려 말하다
 Definition
to beat around the bush
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맛을 들이다
 Definition
to fancy, to have a taste for, to be one's taste, to find something fun
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다리를 뻗고 자다 / 발을 뻗고 자다 / 다리를 펴고 자다
 Definition
to rest easy, to sleep easy, to be carefree
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다리를 놓다
 Definition
to build bridges, to extend a hand
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파김치가 되다
 Definition
exhausted, dead tired (green onion kimchi)
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녹초가 되다
 Definition
exhausted, dead tired (burnt candle)
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몸살이 나다
 Definition
1) to catch the fever to do something / 2) to ache all over
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몸살을 앓다
 Definition
to be in pain, to suffer
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몸을 담다
 Definition
to belong to, be associated with, to be in (a profession)
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물불을 가리지 않다
 Definition
1) to risk life and limb, to go to any measures to do something / 2) to do something without thinking
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앞뒤를 가리지 않다
 Definition
to throw caution to the wind, to do something without looking back
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물과 기름
 Definition
like oil and water, don't mix
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손에 땀을 쥐다
 Definition
to be on the edge of one's seat, to be a nail-biter, to have bated breath
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손에 잡히다
 Definition
to be able to focus on one's work
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손에 잡히지 않다
 Definition
to not be able to focus on one's work
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손에 쥐다
 Definition
to get a hold of (money, an opportunity, etc.)
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코가 납작해지다
 Definition
to be dethroned, to be knocked off one's high-horse, to be taken down a peg
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코가 삐뚤어지다
 Definition
wasted, drunk, hammered
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큰 코를 다치다
 Definition
to be humiliated; to suffer loss or damage
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시치미를 떼다
 Definition
to feign ignorance, to play dumb, to play innocent (cut the falcon tag)
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오리발을 내밀다
 Definition
to feign ignorance, to play dumb, to play innocent (hold out a duck foot)
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손을 떼다
 Definition
to quit
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허리띠를 졸라매다
 Definition
to tighten one's belt, to live frugally, to be thrify
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굳게 마음을 먹다
 Definition
to be hellbent on doing something, to be resolute
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허리가 부러지다
 Definition
to work hard, to do back-breaking work
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허리를 굽히다
 Definition
1)to have a modest deameanor / 2) to submit, to be subservient
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찬물을 끼얹다
 Definition
to ruin a situation, to mess up (splash cold water)
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고춧가루 뿌리다
 Definition
to ruin a situation, to mess up (sprinkle red pepper powder)
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다 된 밥에 재를 뿌리다
 Definition
to ruin a situation, to mess up (throw ash on cooked rice)
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찬바람이 불다
 Definition
1) to cool off a good environment / 2) a situation worsens, gets bad
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찬밥 더운밥을 가리다
 Definition
to be fussy, picky, to be a picky eater
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한술 더 뜨다
 Definition
to make matters worse, to pile on more work
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한솥밥을 먹다
 Definition
to live together like family, to be like family (to eat from the same bowl)
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