#39·오너라[오라] 가거라[가라] 하다·say 'come' and then say 'go' To make someone bother to come and go.
#40·빛을 발하다·generate the light For one's skills or ability to be known.
#41·왔다 갔다 하다·keep coming and going To keep losing and regaining one's senses.
#42·이것 봐라[보십시오/보오/보게/봐/보세요]·[Please] Look at this! A remark made to draw attention from the hearer.
#43·다시 말해·saying that again; in other words To rephrase something that was said ealier in easier words.
#44·다시 말하면·saying that again; in other words To rephrase something that was said ealier in easier words.
#45·기(가) 막히다·One's spirit is blocked To be dumbfounded by something surprising or unpleasant.
#46·말(을) 내다·어떤 이야기로 말을 시작하다.
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#47·무릎(을) 꿇다·sink to one's knees To surrender or submit.
#48·말(을)[말(도)] 못 하다·cannot [even] say words To be great to such an extent as to go beyond description.
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#49·비 오듯·as if it is raining In the manner in which a great number of arrows or bullets fly or fall.
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#50·물(을) 먹다·eat water (slang) To face a tricky situation or fail an exam.
#51·입(을) 다물다·shut one's mouth To stop talking or refrain from talking to keep a secret.
#52·말이 없다·have no words To not be talking.
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#53·바람(을) 넣다·put wind into someone To incite someone to have a mind to do a certain behavior.
#54·불이 나다·A fire breaks out For one's feeling to become violent due to anger.
#55·두고 보다·leave and watch; wait and see To have time and watch to see how things will go.
#56·이를 악물다[깨물다/물다]·clench[gnaw/bite] one's teeth To be determined to get through a difficult situation.
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#57·목숨을 잃다·lose one's life (euphemism) To die.
#58·지나지 아니하다[못하다]·not[be unable to] pass To be nothing but something.
#59·저리 가라·go away over there For something to be too excellent to compare.
#60·말(이)[말(도)] 아니다·not [even] be a word For a situation, condition, appearance to be bad or poor.
#61·손(을) 씻다[털다]·wash one's hands; dust one's hands off To stop committing misdeeds and cut off a relationship with them.
#62·자기도 모르게·without even oneself knowing; unknowingly; ignorantly Automatically while one is unconscious.
#63·똥(을) 싸다·to defecate (slang) To do something very hard or struggle to do it.
#64·꽃(을) 피우다·bear flowers; blossom For something to bear fruit or flourish, or to make something do so.
#65·말(이) 많다·have a lot of words To talk much and be talkative.
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#66·겁을 먹다[집어먹다]·eat fear [with one's finger] To have fear or concern.
#67·어느 누구·whoever An expression used to stress everyone.
#68·말을 걸다·address words To speak to someone first when starting a conversation.
#69·줄을 서다·stand in a line To wait for one's turn or opportunity in order.
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#70·마음(을) 먹다·eat one's mind To make up one's mind.
#71·말 그대로·as the word itself The same as the fact that is said.
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#72·그것 봐(요)[봐라/보세요/보십시오]·Look at that(, please)[Look at that/Please, look at at/Can you look at that?] An expression used when what one expected really happens.
#73·목(이) 마르게·몹시 애타게.
#74·꼼짝 아니하다[않다]·not budge To not act or work.
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#75·불이 붙다·catch fire For something to progress actively or become serious.
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#76·사람(이) 좋다·다른 사람에게 베풀기를 좋아하거나 다른 사람을 배려하는 마음이 크다.
#77·숨(이) 막히다·be choked; be suffocated; be stifled To feel suffocated to such an extent that one can hardly breathe.
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#78·날 것 같다·feel as if one can fly For one's body or state of mind to feel very relieved and better.
#79·하늘과 땅·the sky and the earth For two things to be completely different.
#80·아무렇지도 않다·not care about something at all To remain as one used to be as if nothing happened.
#81·불을 붙이다·start a fire To quicken the progress or speed, or intensify the degree.
#82·보기 좋게·looking good An expression used when a person enjoys another's mishap and makes a sarcastic comment about it.
#83·공중(에) 뜨다·물건의 수량 따위가 계산 결과 모자라거나 없어지다.
#84·어쩔 줄(을) 모르다·not know what to do To be at a loss as one does not know what to do.
#85·금(이) 가다·be cracked For a close relationship to sour.
#86·낮잠 자다·해야 할 일을 하지 아니하고 태평하게 있다.
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#87·공중에 뜨다·float on air For the quantity of something to fall short or for a plan to be cancelled.
#88·눈치(를) 보다·see someone's face; study someone's face To study someone's feeling or attitude.
#89·모양(이) 있다·보기에 좋다.
#90·뒤(가) 나다·One's back comes out To feel anxious for fear that one's faults or weaknesses will bring about negative results in the future.
#91·배가 부르다·have a full stomach To lack nothing because one makes a good living.
#92·땀(을) 흘리다·shed sweat To exert a lot of power and effort.
#93·사람 살려·Please, save a man! An expression used to ask for help in a life-threatening emergency.
#94·목숨을 걸다·risk one's life To work very hard for a certain goal, risking one's life.
#95·뒤로 물러나다[빠지다]·step back[drop out] to the back To resign from a position one is in charge of.
#96·불을 지피다·build a fire To make someone have a strong feeling.
#97·뿌리(를) 내리다·take roots To fix one's roots in a certain place.
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#98·아무것도 아니다·be nothing To be not special or important, or difficult.
#99·물(이) 젖다·생활에 배도록 깊은 영향을 받다.
#100·등(을) 대다·남의 세력에 의지하다.
#101·되지 못하다·be unable to become For a word and behavior to not be right.
#102·뚜껑(이) 열리다·The lid is taken off For the content or result of something to be revealed.
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#103·마음에 걸리다·be caught in one's mind To feel uncomfortable out of worry.
#104·안경(을) 쓰다·wear glasses To view something in a biased manner.
#105·손(을) 내밀다·extend one's hands To ask for help.
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#106·날(을) 잡다·grab a date; set a date To decide a wedding day.
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#107·배(가) 아프다·have a stomach ache To get cross and upset with someone's success.
#108·머리(를) 쓰다·use one's head To think or worry about something from various points of view.
#109·겁에 질리다·be sick and tired of fear To be very frightened; to be very terrified.
#110·겁(에) 질리다·잔뜩 겁을 먹어서 기를 못 쓰다.
#111·밥(을) 주다·give rice To wind up a spring to make a clock work.
#112·바람(을) 쐬다·get wind To stroll outside to refresh oneself.
#113·문을 두드리다·knock on the door To make a request to enter somewhere or have something that one wants.
#114·마음(을) 놓다·lay down one's mind To be relieved; to not worry.
#115·목(이) 막히다·have one's neck clogged For sorrow or sadness to surge up from within.
#116·다리(를) 건너다[넘다]·말이나 물건 따위가 어떤 한 사람을 거쳐 다른 사람에게 넘어가다.
#117·손을 놓다·put down one's hands To quit or briefly stop something that one has been working on.
#118·날이면 날마다·if it is a day, everyday Everyday.
#119·물(이) 내리다·기운이 빠지거나 뜻을 잃어서 사람이 활기가 없어지다.
#120·정신(이) 나다·come to one's senses To regain one's senses to make a judgment.
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#121·말(도)[말(을)] 마라·Don't [even] say words An expression to stress that something is beyond average.
#122·이름(이) 있다·have a name For the name of someone or something to be well-known to the world.
#123·물(을) 내리다·떡가루에 꿀물이나 찬물을 뿌려 손으로 비벼 체로 다시 치다.
#124·배(를) 불리다[채우다]·make one's stomach full[fill one's stomach] To take a great deal of wealth or profit to satisfy one's greed.
#125·갖고 놀다·hold and play the fool with (slang) To make fun of or ignore someone.
#126·피를 흘리다·shed blood For a fight to cause casualties.
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#127·몸을 던지다·throw one's body To devote everything and concentrate on something.
#128·앉아(서) 기다리다·sit idly by and wait To make no effort in hopes that others will do something for oneself.
#129·속(이) 살다·겉으로는 수그러진 듯하나 속에는 반항하는 마음이 있다.
#130·어느 때고·anytime Regardless of when.
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#131·모(가) 나다·have a corner For a character or attitude to be sensitive and picky.
#132·말을 받다·receive someone's words To add to what someone just said or answer a question.
#133·하루 이틀·one or two days For a short time.
#134·입(을) 막다·block someone's mouth To force someone to stop talking about something that one does not want to hear or is against oneself.
#135·불이 꺼지다·A light goes out For a work or business to finish.
#136·무대에 오르다·climb the stage To be performed.
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#137·손이 가다·One's hands go to something To keep eating something because it is delicious.
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#138·고개를 갸웃거리다·tilt one's head repeatedly To wonder out of doubt or lack of understandning.
#139·말이 나오다·Words come out For a voice to come out.
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#140·손뼉(을) 치다·clap one's palms To agree on or be happy with something.
#141·꼬리(를) 흔들다·wave one's tail To act charming to gain favor.
#142·끝이 보이다·The end is seen For a task or time to draw to an end.
#143·손(을) 떼다·하던 일을 그만두다.
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#144·곧 죽어도·even if one dies soon Without thinking of one's own ability; at all costs; no matter what
#145·그럼에도 불구하고·even so; despite; in spite of Being in fact as such, but regardless of that.
#146·입(을) 맞추다·coordinate mouths For many people to agree on saying the same thing.
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#147·아무렇지 않다·아무런 변동 없이 먼저 모양 그대로 있다.
#148·꿈(을) 깨다·awake from a dream To lower one's hope or give up frothy thinking.
#149·손을 떼다[털다]·take[dust] one's hands off To quit something that one has been working on.
#150·말을 꺼내다·take out words To start talking.
#151·등(을) 돌리다·turn one's back on To cut off a relationship and turn away.
#152·발(을) 디디다·step with one's foot To join a certain group or organization, or participate in a certain task.
#153·마음의 준비·preparation in one's mind A plan or determination to do something.
#154·마음(을) 쓰다·use one's mind To take care and think with attention.
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#155·숨(을) 거두다·take back one's breath (euphemism) To die.
#156·말할 것도 없다·There is no need to say For something to be definitely so even if it is not said.
#157·이름(이) 없다·have no name For the name of someone or something to be not well-known to the world.
#158·둥둥 떠다니다·안착하지 못하고 일정한 목적이 없이 들떠 돌아다니다.
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#159·소설(을) 쓰다·write a novel To exaggerate and make up a story or tell a lie.
#160·속(이) 시원하다·feel cool in one's inside To feel relieved as something good happened or a nagging problem has been solved.
#161·사람(을) 잡다·catch a human To kill a person.
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#162·뜸(을) 들이다·let something settle in its own steam To pause for a while when working or talking to make others anxious or curious.
#163·셀 수 없이·countlessly In very large numbers.
#164·바람(이) 들다·무 따위가 얼었다 녹았다 하는 바람에 물기가 빠져 푸석푸석하게 되다.
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#165·손을 뻗다·stretch out one's hands To exert one's power or influence on someone.
#166·다시 보이다·be seen differently For something or someone to be considered in a new way.
#167·다름(이) 아니라·none other than No other reason than.
#168·숨(을) 돌리다·take a breather To relieve shortness of breath.
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#169·마음이 놓이다·One's mind is laid down To be relieved; to not worry.
#170·길을 열다·open a road To find out or make a way.
#171·이(를) 갈다[갈아 마시다]·grind[grind and drink] one's teeth To have a grudge from strong resentment and fury and watch for a chance to take revenge.
#172·길(을) 뚫다·forge a road To find a way.
#173·몸(이) 나다·One's body forms To gain weight and become fat.
#174·자리(를) 하다[함께하다]·share seats To attend a certain event.
#175·눈 깜짝할 사이·the twinkle of an eye A very brief moment.
#176·곁(을) 떠나다·leave someone's side (euphemism) For someone close to die.
#177·눈을 크게 뜨다·open one's eyes wide To be fully alert and pay attention.
#178·말을 건네다·pass words To speak to someone.
#179·바닥(을) 보다·see the bottom To use up and leave nothing.
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#180·허리를 굽히다·bend one's waist To take a humble attitude toward someone.
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#181·손을 보다·take care of something with one's hands To fix something that is defective.
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#182·눈 딱[꼭] 감다·squeeze the lids over the eyeballs To stop thinking about other things any more.
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#183·불을 지르다·set fire to something To make someone have a strong feeling.
#184·땅에 떨어지다·fall to the ground For the authority or morale to decrease to such an extent as to be irrecoverable.
#220·맛(이) 가다·Someone's taste has gone (slang) For the behavior or mind of someone to appear abnormal.
#221·눈치(를) 살피다·see someone's face; study someone's face To study someone's feeling or attitude.
#222·속(이) 보이다·One's inside is seen For one's intention to be obviously revealed.
#223·알 게 뭐야[뭐나]·It is not of one's concern An expression meaning one does not care whether something goes this way or that way.
#224·목숨(을) 바치다·dedicate one's life To work very hard for something, risking one's life; to commit oneself to something.
#225·다리(를) 놓다·일이 잘되게 하기 위하여 둘 또는 여럿을 연결하다.
#226·산으로 들어가다·go into a mountain To cut off ties with the outside world.
#227·칼(을) 쓰다·죄인이 칼의 구멍에 목을 넣다.
#228·얼어 죽을·be freezing to death To be nonsensical.
#229·산(을) 보다·천신굿에서, 무당이 그릇에 대추알이나 잣알 따위를 놓고 흔들어서 떨어지는 수효로 점을 치다.
#230·다름 아닌·none other than The very something which nothing else can be.
#231·머리(를) 숙이다·bow one's head To take a submissive attitude by surrendering or crawling to someone.
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#232·짐을 싸다·pack one's baggage To completely quit what one has been doing.
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#233·침(을) 뱉다·spit saliva To despise and disdain someone regarding him/her as cheap and nasty.
#234·눈치(가) 보이다·Someone's face is seen To care about someone's feelings or attitude.
#235·무대에 서다·stand on the stage To take part in a performance.
#236·가슴이 답답하다·feel one's chest suffocating To feel uneasy.
#237·잠을 깨우다·wake up To awaken someone and help him/her reform himself/herself.
#238·발목(을) 잡다·seize one's ankle To have someone tightly tied to a certain task and unable to escape from it.
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#239·말을 잃다·lose one's words For words to not come out due to astonishment or shock.
#240·몸(을) 풀다·loosen up one's body To give birth to a baby.
#241·보통(이) 아니다·be not ordinary For skills to be excellent and extraordinary.
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#242·침묵을 지키다·keep silent To not say anything.
#243·혹시 몰라(서)·because no one knows what may or may not happen; just in case In preparation for a contingency because no one knows what will happen.
#244·눈치(를) 보이다·show a sign; show a face; hint To express one's thought through a facial expression, behavior, etc., not saying it directly.
#245·입에 담다·contain something in one's mouth To speak out.
#246·몸(을) 팔다·sell one's body To have sex for money.
#247·넋(을) 잃다·lose one's spirit To lose one's senses and go blank or black out.
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#248·머리(가) 크다·One's head becomes big To get to think or judge like an adult.
#249·등에 업다·carry on one's back To depend on another's force or power.
#250·코를 골다·snore For one's nose to generate a ringing sound when one sleeps.
#251·그래 봤자·even so No matter what action or task one may do.
#252·넋(을) 놓다·release one's spirit To lose one's senses and go blank.
#253·이(가) 빠지다·One's teeth fall out For the mouth of a bottle or the brim of a dish, or a part of the blade of a knife to be chipped or broken.
#254·듣다 처음[첫 소리]·the first time to hear[the first sound] An expression used to describe something that one has never heard before and has just heard of for the first time.
#255·갈 길이 멀다·have a long way to go To have much work to do in order to complete a certain task.
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#256·녹(을) 먹다·eat a stipend; receive a stipend To be employeed and paid by a public institution.
#257·시험 삼아·as a test Within a limited scope to find out the results in advance; actually
#258·도장(을) 찍다·stamp one's seal To stamp one's seal on a document to enter into a contract.
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#259·손(을) 빼다·pull out one's hands To quit something that one has been working on.
#260·몸(을) 쓰다·몸으로 재주를 부리다.
#261·이 잡듯·샅샅이 뒤지어 찾는 모양을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#262·마음 같아서는·if it's like my mind If one follows as one thinks.
#263·자리를 뜨다·leave a place To leave one place in order to move to another place.
#264·뒤로 돌리다·turn to the back To put off something to do later than something else.
#265·숲을 이루다·form a forest For something to be abundant.
#266·정신(이) 팔리다·One's attention has been sold For one's attention to be drawn to something.
#267·칼(을) 맞다·be hit by a knife To be attacked by someone with a knife.
#268·마음(을) 잡다[다잡다]·hold[hold tighly] one's mind To concentrate one's distracted mind.
#269·면목(이) 없다·have no face To have no courage to face others out of shame.
#270·줄(을) 대다·pull strings To build a relationship with a person who gives an advantage.
#271·될 수 있으면·if possible As far as possible.
#272·재주를 부리다·exercise one's talent To show novel skills or techniques.
#273·마음(을) 졸이다·boil one's mind down To be nervous while worrying.
#274·머리가 (잘) 돌아가다·One's head spins well To come up with a good idea.
#275·밑(에) 들다·연을 날릴 때에 남의 연줄에 얽혀서 눌리게 되다.
#276·알(을) 까다·공놀이할 때, 잡았던 공을 놓침을 속되게 이르는 말.
#277·식은 죽 먹기·eating juk, rice porridge, that has cooled down; a piece of cake Something that can be done very easily.
#278·대문을 열다·정치, 경제, 문화 따위의 여러 분야에서 외부와의 관계를 가지다.
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#279·탈(을) 쓰다·put on a mask To take a false attitude in order to conceal one's true intention.
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#280·셀 수 없다·매우 많다.
#281·길이 열리다·A road is opened To be able to or have the prospects to make something happen.
#282·코웃음(을) 치다·give a scornful laugh; snort; sniff To ignore and mock someone.
#283·피를 보다·see blood For a fight to cause bloodshed and therefore casualties.
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#284·자취를 감추다·conceal one's trace To disappear from a certain place so that no one knows one's whereabouts.
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#285·북 치듯·무엇을 함부로 때리거나 두드리다.
#286·등(이) 달다·마음대로 되지 아니하여 몹시 안타까워하다.
#287·마음이 약하다·have a weak mind To be unable to be fierce and venomous towards others.
#288·돌(을) 던지다·throw stones To blame another's faults.
#289·수(가) 세다·have strong skills To have a strong power enough to control others as one pleases.
#290·손(을) 뻗치다·이제까지 하지 아니하던 일까지 활동 범위를 넓히다.
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#291·눈(을) 붙이다·close one' eyes To sleep.
#292·불을 뿜다[토하다]·belch out[vomit] a fire For a bullet to be shot from a gun.
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#293·불꽃(이) 튀다·Sparks fly up To compete in a fierce manner.
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#294·문자(를) 쓰다·(낮잡는 뜻으로) 어려운 한자로 된 숙어나 성구(成句) 또는 문장을 섞어 말하다.
#295·한 방 먹이다·make someone eat one punch (slang) To give someone one big beating.
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#296·손(이) 거칠다·도둑질 같은 나쁜 손버릇이 있다.
#297·허물(을) 벗다·누명에서 벗어나다.
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#298·꿈인지 생시인지·Is it a dream or reality? An expression to describe one's perplexed and puzzled feeling when something completely unexpected happens.
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#299·둥지(를) 치다[틀다]·build[tie up] a nest To provide one's own home.
#300·못 말리다·be not able to stop To be dumbfounded at or unable to stop someone's unusual words or behavior.
#301·그늘이 지다·be shaded For one's face to look dark due to concern or worry.
#302·입(이) 찢어지다·기쁘거나 즐거워 입이 크게 벌어지다. <동의 관용구> ‘입이 가로 터지다[째지다]’, ‘입이 귀밑까지 찢어지다[이르다]’
#303·어깨에 지다[짊어지다]·carry something on one's shoulders To have the responsibility or duty to do something.
#304·시치미(를) 떼다[따다]·feign innocence; dissimulate; remove a tag that identifies the owner of a hawk To pretend not to have done something or pretend to be ignorant of something that one actually knows about.
#305·막을[막이] 내리다·lower the curtain[The curtain goes down] To finish a performance or event.
#306·마음에 두다·put something in one's mind To not forget and be conscious.
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#307·재미(를) 보다·have fun To achieve results.
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#308·닥치는 대로·as it comes Regardless of this or that.
#309·길을 잘못 들다·get into a wrong road To choose a wrong direction to get to the destination.
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#310·몸(을) 붙이다·attach one's body To stay and live in a certain place.
#311·입에 대다·touch something to one's mouth To eat or drink something.
#312·칼 같다·be like a knife To deliever on one's promise or keep to a fixed schedule without fail.
#313·소금을 뿌리다·sprinkle salt To ruin something that is going well.
#314·고개를 갸웃하다·tilt one's head To wonder out of doubt or lack of understandning.
#315·등에 지다·carry on one's back To put something on one's back.
#316·뚜껑을 덮다·하던 말이나 일을 그만두다.
#317·눈길을 돌리다·turn the gaze To turn away.
#318·두말하면 잔소리·nitpicking if something is said twice; sure as shooting An expression meaning something said earlier is so certain that there is no need to say it again.
#319·꼼짝 못 하다·be unable to budge To be overwhelmed by force and unable to behave in a confident manner.
#320·문자 그대로·just as the letter is As it is without exaggeration.
#321·손(을) 주다·덩굴 같은 것이 타고 올라가도록 섶이나 막대기 따위를 대어 주다.
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#322·떡 먹듯·like eating tteok, rice cake Easily; unconcernedly or indifferently.
#323·기지개를 켜다·stretch To prepare to start something in earnest.
#324·미역국(을) 먹다·eat miyeokguk, seaweed soup To fail an exam.
#325·다리가 길다·음식 먹는 자리에 우연히 가게 되어 먹을 복이 있다.
#326·그저 그렇다·be just ordinary; be so-so To be not that special.
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#327·혀를 차다·click one's tongue To express one's displeasure or regret.
#328·나팔(을) 불다·blow a trumpet To drink straight from the bottle.
#329·목숨을 건지다·scoop one's life To have a narrow escape from death.
#330·즙(이) 나다·일이 매우 익숙하여지다.
#331·사람 죽이다·kill a human For something to give someone a hard time.
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#332·감투(를) 쓰다·put on a gamtu, a government official's hat (slang) To rise to a certain position or status.
#333·가면(을) 벗다·take off one's mask To reveal one's true identity or to disclose one's true feelings or intentions.
#334·뿌리(를) 뽑다·pull out the roots To remove a source that may be created or grow.
#335·무대에 올리다·raise something on the stage To give a performance.
#336·물(이) 좋다·have good freshness For the appearance of guests at a bar to be nice.
#337·빛이 보이다·The light is seen To find a way or clue to solve a problem.
#338·그렇고 그렇다·That is so-so For something or someone to be plain and unimpressive.
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#339·숟가락을 들다·‘식사하다’를 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#340·빛을 보다·see the light For a hidden object or efforts to be known to the public and gain recognition.
#341·죽은 목숨·a dead life; a living corpse A situation where one can hardly live on as if one is dead.
#342·도(를) 닦다·clean the truth To cultivate oneself to realize the truth religiously or morally.
#343·못(을) 박다·drive a nail To deeply hurt someone's heart.
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#344·떡국을 먹다·eat tteokguk, sliced rice cake soup To age one year.
#345·수(를) 놓다·embroider To present a beautiful scenery as if it was stitched in colored thread.
#346·목이 날아가다[달아나다]·have one's neck fly away[run away] To be killed.
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#347·발(을) 뻗다[펴다]·stretch[straightened out] one's feet To be relieved as one no longer has to be concerned about something or try hard.
#348·꼬리(를) 물다·계속 이어지다. <동의 관용구> ‘꼬리에 꼬리를 물다’
#349·눈앞이 캄캄하다·It is pitch-dark in front of one's eyes To be confused about what to do in the future.
#350·속(을) 주다[터놓다]·give one's inside; open one's inside To open one's heart without concealing.
#351·사람(을) 버리다·spoil someone's personality To make someone become a bad person.
#352·열(이) 오르다·One's energy rises For the momentum to increase.
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#353·손(을) 거치다·pass through someone's hands To pass through someone.
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#354·혈안이 되다·have bloodshot eyes To jump into something in a frantic manner.
#355·고개를 쳐들다·raise one's head high To behave in a confident and unshrinking manner.
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#356·진(을) 치다·set up an outpost; make a camp; encamp For many people to occupy the same space.
#357·선수(를) 치다·take the lead To do something before someone does it.
#358·꼬리(를) 치다·wag one's tail (slang) To attract someone by being charming.
#359·그러면 그렇지·I knew it; No wonder; There is no doubt that An expression used when what one thought or expected really happens.
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#360·꼬리에 꼬리를 물다·One bites someone's tail and then someone else bites one's tail To continue.
#361·귀신이 되다·어떤 일에 기가 막히게 능하게 되다.
#362·벽에 부딪히다·be bumped against a wall To face an obstacle or difficulty.
#363·코를 찌르다·pierce the nose To emit a strong smell.
#364·등을 보이다·show one's back To turn one's body and show one's back.
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#365·머리(를) 흔들다·shake one's head To show strong repulsion or express opposition to something.
#366·약(이) 오르다·be provoked to anger To be teased and get angry.
#367·바람을 일으키다·cause wind To have an influence on many people.
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#368·머리(를) 들다·lift one's head For thoughts, business or trends that have been concealed to show signs of turning up.
#369·하나 가득·full in one Filling the whole size of a certain space.
#370·자리를 피하다·avoid a place To avoid staying with someone in the same place.
#371·목숨(을) 끊다·cut off one's life To commit suicide.
#372·머리(를) 내밀다·stick out one's head To show one's face at a certain gathering.
#373·밀고 당기다·push and pull To argue with each other by persisting on insistence.
#374·마음(을) 풀다·untangle one's mind To get rid of anger.
#375·막을 열다[올리다]·open[raise] the curtain To begin a performance or event.
#376·손꼽아 기다리다·wait by counting with one's fingers To look forward to something counting on one's fingers.
#377·발(이) 빠르다·have a fast foot To quickly come up with a countermeasure against something.
#378·땅(이) 꺼지게[꺼지도록]·in the manner of[as if] making land sink The manner of drawing a very deep and loud sigh.
#379·한시가 급하다·Even one moment is urgent To be very urgent.
#380·본때를 보이다·show an example To give a good scolding to someone so that he/she will not make the same mistake.
#381·등(을) 타다·산등성이로 따라 가다.
#382·눈(을) 똑바로 뜨다·open one's eyes straight To come back to earth and pay attention.
#383·둘도 없다·There are not even two For something to be the only one and nothing is like it.
#384·하늘에 닿다·reach the sky For one's effort, devotion, love, etc., to be very huge to such an extent that it reaches the sky.
#385·줄 걷다·줄타기에서 광대가 줄 위를 걸어가다.
#386·눈치(가) 빠르다·have quick wits To understand and know someone's mind or situation even though they have said nothing.
#387·될 수 있는 대로·as far as one can; as fast as one can; as much as one can As much as possible.
#388·직성(이) 풀리다·제 성미대로 되어 마음이 흡족해지다.
#389·분위기 있다·have the mood To give a delicate and stylish impression.
#390·마음에 있다·be in one's mind To have no inclination to do or have something.
#391·잔을 비우다·empty a glass To drink up alcohol in a glass.
#392·벼락(을) 맞다·be struck by lightning To be punished for one's wrongdoing.
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#393·세상이 바뀌다·The world changes For institutions or situations in society to go through a sudden and major change in the wake of an important event.
#394·머리(를) 깎다·shave one's hair To become a Buddhist monk.
#395·몸에 배다[익다]·get accustomed to[familiar with] one's body To repeat something several times to become very familiar with it.
#396·사람 같지 않다·be not like a human To not have a manner or character that one is expected to have as a person.
#397·다리가 짧다·흠이 있거나 지체가 낮다.
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#398·이 잡듯이·as if catching a louse The manner of thoroughly searching for something by combing through it one by one.
#399·물(을) 맞다·병을 예방하거나 고치기 위하여 약수터에 가서 약물을 먹거나 몸을 씻다. <동의 관용구> ‘약물(을) 맞다’
#400·손(을) 멈추다·하던 동작을 잠깐 그만두다.
#401·숨(이) 가쁘다·be out of breath To have so much difficulty.
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#402·국수(를) 먹다·eat noodles To hold a wedding.
#403·재가 되다·일이나 생각 따위가 모두 허사가 되다.
#404·물고(가) 나다·‘죽다’를 속되게 이르는 말.
#405·아니나 다를까[다르랴]·sure enough Just as has been expected.
#406·마음이 가볍다·have a light mind To have no burdens and worries because a problem has been solved.
#407·내 말이 그 말(이다)·My word is that word An expression used to show agreement with someone's opinion or suggestion.
#408·자리에 눕다·lie on a bedding To become bed-ridden due to illness.
#409·말문(을) 열다·open the mouth for speaking To start talking.
#410·어깨를 나란히 하다·to be shoulder to shoulder To stand or walk side by side.
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#411·세상이 돌아가다·The world turns For society to change over time.
#412·출구(가) 없다·연극, 영화, 음악 따위나 배우, 가수, 운동선수 등의 매력에 이끌려, 벗어나기 어려움을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#413·옛날 옛적에·in the old days; once upon a time A very long time ago.
#414·먹여 살리다·feed and save To take care of someone so that he/she can survive.
#415·인상(을) 쓰다·frown To give a menacing look.
#416·머리(를) 풀다·상을 당하여 틀었던 머리를 풀다.
#417·용(이) 되다·become a dragon To become much better than one's previous humble state.
#418·마음이 풀리다·One's mind is untangled For a negative feeling to disappear.
#419·속(이) 타다·One's inside burns To worry about something and be fretful.
#420·손(이) 작다·have a small hand To use money or things little by little.
#421·손(이) 크다·have a big hand To use money or things in large quantity.
#422·한 방(을) 먹다·eat one punch (slang) To be given one big beating by someone.
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#423·날로 먹다·eat something raw (disparaging) To do or have something without making efforts.
#424·잔(을) 드리다·give a glass To pour a drink for one's senior.
#425·기(를) 쓰다·excercise one's spirit To use all one's force.
#426·골머리(를) 앓다·어떻게 하여야 할지 몰라서 머리가 아플 정도로 생각에 몰두하다.
#427·그림(이) 좋다·offer a beautiful scenery (sarcastic) For a man and a woman to look good together.
#428·마음을 돌리다·turn one's mind To change one's thoughts.
#429·고래(를) 잡다·catch a whale For a man to have surgery to remove the skin covering the tip of his penis.
#430·손가락을 빨다·suck one's fingers To do nothing in an important or urgent situation.
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#431·뼈만 앙상하다·Only the bones are skinny To become too thin because one has not eaten for a long time or has been sick.
#432·세상 모르다·not know the world To be deeply asleep and conscious of nothing.
#433·말문이 막히다·The mouth for speaking is blocked For words to not come out.
#434·두 손(을) 들다·raise two hands To quit something as one is incapable of doing it.
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#435·걱정이 태산이다·A concern is a high and steep mountain To have big concern.
#436·눈(이) 맞다·Each other's eyes meet (slang) For a man and a woman to have a crush on each other.
#437·물과 불·water and fire To be on bad terms and fight with each other frequently.
#438·끝 간 데 없다·끝이 보이지 않을 정도로 까마득하다.
#439·눈만 뜨면·everytime one opens one's eyes Always when one is awake.
#440·몸 둘 바를 모르다·not know where to put one's body To not know what to do about something.
#441·신(이) 내리다·have a god descend upon oneself To be possessed by a spiritual being and have supernatural powers.
#442·물이 오르다·Water rises For water to spread out from the root of a tree to the branches and leaves.
#443·날(이) 서다·A blade stands For the blade of a tool to be sharp.
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#444·신의 한 수·어떤 일을 처리하거나 해결하는 데에 매우 뛰어나고 기묘한 수단을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#445·자리(를) 보다·look at a bedding To lie down on a certain space in order to sleep.
#446·쥐도 새도 모르게·without even a mouse or bird noticing; in secret; on the quiet Without anyone knowing or without a trace.
#447·속(을) 썩이다·rot one's inside To be upset, worried or agonized as something does not go as one wishes, or make someone upset, worried or agonized by doing something against his/her wishes.
#448·입을 딱 벌리다·open one's mouth wide To be very surprised or dumbfounded.
#449·심장이 뛰다·One's heart beats To get excited or nervous about something and be fretful.
#450·몸(을) 두다·put one's body To work or live with one's body relying on a certain place.
#451·생으로 먹다·eat something raw (disparaging) To achieve or gain something without effort.
#452·셈(을) 치다[잡다]·cast[catch] calculation To count.
#453·허탕(을) 치다·waste one's time To make an attempt to do something in vain.
#454·걸음을 떼다·take off a step To start walking.
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#455·날(을) 받다·receive a date To decide a wedding day.
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#456·모양 있다·have a shape To look good.
#457·뼈만 남다·Only the bones are left To become too thin because one has not eaten for a long time or has been sick.
#458·피를 빨아먹다·suck someone's blood To take the fortune of someone by force.
#459·말이 통하다·Words open into each other To be able to communicate with each other.
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#460·수(가) 좋다·have good skills To have a talent in completing work in an excellent manner.
#461·귀(에) 익다·become accustomed to one's ears For a sound to become familiar since it has been heard many times before.
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#462·얼굴을 들다·raise one's face To face others in a confident manner.
#463·전에 없이·without a precedent In a manner which is very different from what something used to be.
#464·술독에 빠지다·fall into a wine jar To excessively drink alcohol.
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#465·짐을 벗다·take off one's baggage To be relieved from agony, grief, worry, responsibility, etc.
#466·마음(을) 주다·give one's mind To come to like someone.
#467·길을 재촉하다·hurry one's way To rush.
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#468·입만 아프다·One's mouth only hurts For someone to be unable to understand or refuse to accept something that has been repeatedly said.
#469·마음이 가다·One's mind goes to something For one's thoughts or attention to be focused on something.
#470·미쳐 날뛰다·get mad and jump; run amok To behave in a frantic and noisy manner.
#471·별 볼 일 없다·There is nothing particular To be not excellent or extraordinary.
#472·바람(을) 차다·바람을 세차게 일으키다.
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#473·말을 들어 주다·listen to someone's words To do as someone asked.
#474·눈물(이) 없이·동정하는 마음이 없이.
#475·하늘(과) 같다·be like god To be noble to such an extent that one is looked up to.
#476·떡(이) 되다·become tteok, rice cake To be in a state where one cannot control one's body.
#477·눈(이) 높다·have high eyes To seek something sophisticated and good above a certain level.
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#478·입(을) 씻다[닦다]·wash[wipe] one's mouth To have solely profitted from something and to pretend to not have done so.
#479·손(을) 걸다·손찌검을 하다.
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#480·심장을 찌르다·핵심을 꿰뚫어 알아차리다.
#481·물고 뜯다·bite and rip To be in a severe fight, biting and ripping each other in a tangle.
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#482·뭐니 뭐니 해도·no matter what is said Even if people say something is like this or that; no matter what people say.
#483·눈(을) 속이다·deceive someone's eyes To deceive someone by making him/her overlook something or using a certain means.
#484·가슴에 손을 얹다·put a hand on one's own chest To risk one's conscience.
#485·머리(를) 긁다·scratch one's head To scratch one's head without knowing what to do because one is shy or embarrassed.
#486·바닥을 기다·crawl on the bottom For a degree or level to be low.
#487·손을 맞잡다·hold each other's hands To closely cooperate with each other for the same goal.
#488·자나 깨나·when one is asleep and awake Always, whenever one is asleep or awake.
#489·닳고 닳다·be worn out from wear and tear To become very sly after going through all sorts of difficulties.
#490·등골(이) 서늘하다·feel the chill in one's backbone To be very startled or scared to such an extent that one gets goose bumps along their spine.
#491·약(을) 팔다·(속되게) 이것저것 끌어대어 입담 좋게 이야기를 늘어놓다.
#492·뼈도 못 추리다·be unable to pull one's bones together To challenge someone beyond one's match and end up being severely beaten up or humiliated.
#493·혀를 내밀다·stick out one's tongue To mock or slander someone.
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#494·피치 못할·unavoidable Being about to go through something unwanted or hardships.
#495·말(을) 돌리다·turn one's words To change the topic into something other than what was asked or talked about.
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#496·사시나무 떨듯·몸을 몹시 떠는 모양을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#497·발(이) 묶이다·have one's feet tied up To be in a situation where one cannot move one's body or do other things.
#498·귀에 들어가다·get in one's ears For a certain news to be known to someone.
#499·줄을 잇다·connect the line To be connected ceaselessly.
#500·넋(이) 나가다·One's spirit goes out To have nothing in mind or lose one's senses.
#501·귀양(을) 가다·(속되게) 높은 지위에서 낮은 지위로 떨어지다.
#502·눈에 불을 켜다·turn on the light in one's eyes To be very greedy for or interested in something.
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#503·숨(을) 끊다·cut off breath To kill oneself or something.
#504·암(에) 걸리다·견디기 힘들 정도로 짜증이 나거나 스트레스를 받는 상태를 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#505·발걸음을 재촉하다·hurry one's gait To go quickly and hurriedly.
#506·목(이) 잘리다·have one's neck cut off To be fired from one's job.
#507·돈을 뿌리다·sprinkle money To recklessly spend money on this and that.
#508·꽉 잡고 있다·be holding tight To take control or have a full grasp.
#509·옆구리(를) 찌르다·nudge someone in the ribs To send a secret signal by nudging someone in the ribs with one's elbow or finger.
#510·물고 늘어지다·bite and drag To hold on to a certain task with patience without giving up.
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#511·손(이) 떨어지다·일이 끝나다.
#512·풀(이) 죽다·Starch dies For the stiffness of something to become weakened as starch comes off.
#513·길(이) 바쁘다·The road is busy To be under a situation where one has to get to the destination promptly.
#514·가슴이 찢어지다·One's heart is torn apart To feel severe pain in the heart.
#515·날아갈 것 같다·feel as if one can fly away To feel very good.
#516·손금(을) 보다·look at someone's palm lines To forecast someone's fortune or destiny by looking at the lines drawn in his/her palm.
#517·전에 없다·have no precedent For something to be very different from what it used to be.
#518·입이 (딱) 벌어지다·One's mouth is wide open To be very surprised or pleased.
#519·몸(이) 달다·One's body heats up To have the fidgets.
#520·가지(를) 치다·branch out For more branches to grow and increase.
#521·눈(을) 맞추다·contact each other's eyes To look each other in the eyes.
#522·눈물 없이(는)·without tears Without crying.
#523·불(을) 보듯 뻔하다[훤하다]·be obvious[bright] as if seeing a fire To be sure without doubt.
#524·줄(을) 놓다·put a rope To build a relationship with a person who has power in order to do something.
#525·한숨(을) 돌리다·take a breather To overcome a difficult situation and relax.
#526·시(를) 찾다·거의 죽게 되다.
#527·벽(을) 쌓다·stack up a wall To cut off a relationship or stop caring about something.
#528·비교도 되지 않다·not even be comparable For something to be so excellent that nothing is worth being compared with it.
#529·파리 잡듯·힘들이지 아니하고 죽여 없애는 모양을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#530·발(을) 구르다·stamp one's feet To be very anxious and impatient.
#531·머리(를) 굴리다·roll one's head To think hard to find a good way to solve a problem.
#532·발(이) 맞다·Feet coordinate with each other For the same foot of many people to reach the ground at the same time when they walk together.
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#533·피를 빨다·suck someone's blood To take the fortune or exploit the labor of someone.
#534·폼(을) 잡다·take a form To take the posture of starting something.
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#535·사랑을 속삭이다·whisper love For lovers to have a conversation of love.
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#536·약(을) 올리다·provoke someone to anger To make someone angry by teasing him/her.
#537·가슴이 뜨끔하다·feel a sting or prick in the heart To be startled or feel a prick at one's conscience.
#538·씨를 말리다·dry off seeds To remove all of something leaving nothing.
#539·그물을 던지다[치다]·남을 꾀거나 해치려고 수단을 쓰다.
#540·남의 말(을) 하다·say something about another person To talk about someone behind his/her back.
#541·막다른 골목·a dead-end alley A situation where one can no longer do something.
#542·방아쇠를 당기다·pull the trigger To start something or provide a critical trigger for it.
#543·더도 말고 덜도 말고·neither more than that nor less than that To be just enough, neither excessive nor deficient.
#544·눈에 나다·be left out of someone's eyes To lose someone's trust and be hated by him/her.
#545·심장이 약하다·마음이 약하고 숫기가 없다.
#546·꿈쩍(도) 안 하다[하지 않다]·not budge To stand firm in one's view or will no matter what others say.
#547·알다가도 모르다·think one knows something, but actually does not know it To be unable to fully understand something.
#548·자리를 걷고[털고] 일어나다·fold up[dust off] one's seat and get up To leave one place in order to move to another place.
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#549·손(을) 치다·오라는 표시로 손짓을 하다.
#550·귀를 의심하다·doubt one's ears To suspect that one has heard something incorrectly since it is too surprising to be true.
#551·토(를) 달다·add suffix; add endings To add to the preceding statement.
#552·곁(을) 달다·이야기 내용의 어떤 부분에 대하여 잘 알 수 있도록 덧붙여 설명하거나 이야기하다.
#553·말을 놓다·lay down one's words To talk in the low form of language.
#554·눈(이) 시다·하는 짓이 거슬려 보기에 아니꼽다.
#555·뒤를 밟다·step on someone's back To secretly follow.
#556·불똥(이) 튀다·Balls of fire spark For the consequence of a negative event or accident to affect and harm the wrong person.
#557·술잔을 비우다·empty the wine glass To drink alcohol in the glass.
#558·국물도 없다·crumbs off somebody's table (similar idiomatic expression); to have no soup (literal meaning) There is no benefit at all.
#559·아닌 게 아니라·really An expression meaning that a fact has turned out to be true.
#560·꿈쩍(도) 안[아니] 하다·전혀 활동하거나 일하지 아니하다.
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#561·기(가) 죽다·One's spirit is dead To get depressed since one's courage and energy disappears or weakens.
#562·찬물을 끼얹다·pour cold water To jump into something that is going well and impede the progress or ruin the mood of it.
#563·손(을) 벌리다·무엇을 달라고 요구하거나 구걸하다. <동의 관용구> ‘손(을) 내밀다’
#564·진땀(을) 빼다[뽑다/흘리다]·draw[extract/shed] cold sweat; sweat hard To struggle hard to cope with a very difficult or embarrassing situation.
#565·비할 바 없이·차이가 너무 커서 비길 데가 없이.
#566·걸음을 재촉하다·quicken one's step To go hurriedly.
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#567·잔(을) 올리다·raise a glass To pour a drink into a cup and dedicate it at an ancestral rite.
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#568·짐을 풀다·unpack one's baggage To get a place to stay and arrange one's baggage there.
#569·눈(이) 많다·There are a lot of eyes For many people to see.
#570·밑도 끝도 없다·There is no bottom or end For something to be abrupt with no link between the situation before and after.
#571·몸(을) 빼다·바쁜 가운데서 시간을 따로 내다.
#572·간발의 차이·a difference like a moment; a little difference; a hair's breadth; a close call A very minor difference to such an extent that it almost seems to be the same.
#573·교문을 나오다[나서다]·come out[set off] through the school gate To graduate from school.
#574·머리(를) 올리다·raise one's hair For a woman to braid her hair in two parts, cross them behind her ears and place them on the upper part of her head.
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#575·필름이 끊기다·have one's film cut off (slang) To drink too much and lose consciousness or one's memory of events.
#576·양보다(는) 질·quality before quantity An expression meaning something that is necessary or good for oneself is considered more important than something that is just large in quantity or size.
#577·목(을) 자르다·cut off someone's neck To fire someone from his/her job.
#578·돈(을) 먹다·eat money (slang) To take a bribe.
#579·정신(이) 빠지다·One's senses fall out To think and behave in an abnormal manner.
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#580·배를 잡다·hold one's belly To laugh heartily.
#581·기억에서 사라지다·머리에 기억되었던 것이 잊히다.
#582·몸살(이) 나다·have a strong itch for something To be anxious and eat one's heart out since one is eager to do something.
#583·눈 밖에 나다·be left out of someone's eyes To lose someone's trust and be hated by him/her.
#584·피리를 불다·(속되게) 뒤에서 부추겨 조종하다.
#585·숨(이) 끊어지다·have one's breath cut off (euphemism) To die.
#586·살(이) 가다·대수롭지 않은 일인데도 공교롭게 해를 입다.
#587·아닐 수 없다·cannot be otherwise An expression used to stress that something is indeed so.
#588·자리를 털고 일어나다·dust off one's seat and get up To stand up from one's seat in order to get out.
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#589·하는 수 없이·helplessly; unwillingly; be forced to; be compelled to Without alternative ways or means.
#590·장(을) 받다·장기를 둘 때 장군을 피하여 막다. <동의 관용구> ‘장군(을) 받다’
#591·멍석을 깔다[펴다]·lay[spread] out a meongseok, a thatched mat To provide an opportunity or venue for someone to do as he/she wants.
#592·치(를) 떨다·shudder one's teeth; grind one's teeth with indignation To be too stingy to give something to others.
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#593·입맛(을) 다시다·smack one's lips To desire to have something or take a certain action.
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#594·피(를) 토하다·vomit blood To get furiously enraged or give vent to one's pent-up anger.
#595·똬리를 틀다·be coiled up For a certain mindset or characteristic to be hidden inside.
#596·가슴이 미어지다[미어터지다]·One's heart is torn[stuffed to bursting] To feel pain in the heart because of grief.
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#597·잠(에) 취하다·어떤 일에 매우 열중하다.
#598·빛을 잃다·lose the light To lose one's value.
#599·물결(을) 타다·ride on the wave To behave in accordance with the atmosphere or circumstances of the times.
#600·손(이) 뜨다·일하는 동작이 매우 굼뜨다.
#601·물로 보다·see as water To look down on or underestimate someone.
#602·손이 나다·어떤 일에서 조금 쉬거나 다른 것을 할 틈이 생기다.
#603·바다(와) 같다·like the sea To be very wide or deep.
#604·김이 빠지다[새다]·Fizz goes out[leaks] To lose interest as the excitement or enthusiasm wanes.
#605·무덤을 파다·dig a grave To put oneself in a difficult situation.
#606·눈물을 삼키다·swallow tears To bear sorrow, frustration and agony.
#607·거칠 것이 없다·be blocked by nothing To have no care or fear when interacting with other people or doing something.
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#608·가슴이 미어지다·마음이 슬픔이나 고통으로 가득 차 견디기 힘들게 되다. <동의 관용구> ‘심장이 터지다’ ‘창자가 미어지다’
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#609·새(를) 보다·곡식밭이나 곡식 널어놓은 곳 따위에서 새를 쫓기 위하여 살펴보며 지키다.
#610·눈물(을) 거두다·withdraw tears To stop crying.
#611·보란 듯이·as if saying 'look at me' In a proud and confident manner to make others jealous.
#612·계(를) 타다·곗돈을 받게 되다.
#613·약효가 떨어지다·Medicinal efficacy is weakened For the effect of something to disappear.
#614·칼자루(를) 잡다[쥐다]·hold[grip] the handle of a knife To have the power to take the lead in something.
#615·줄(을) 타다·climb a rope To build a relationship with a person who has power and take advantage of his/her power.
#616·머리(를) 맞대다·put heads together To gather to discuss something.
#617·배(를) 내밀다·남의 요구에 응하지 아니하고 버티다.
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#618·눈물(이) 없다·동정하는 마음이 없다.
#619·발꿈치를 물다·은혜를 베풀어 준 상대에게 해를 입히다. <동의 관용구> ‘발뒤축을 물다’
#620·노여움(을) 사다·arouse one's anger To enrage someone and incur his/her hatred.
#621·죽을 둥 살 둥·as if dying or living; desperately; tooth and nail To focus on doing only one thing by giving one's life and all.
#622·가슴을 쓸어내리다·smoothe down one's chest To be relieved when troubles or concerns disappear.
#623·귀신(이) 씌다·be covered with a ghost To be possessed by a ghost to lose one's senses.
#624·올가미(를) 씌우다·put a snare on someone To trap someone with a trick.
#625·꼬리표(가) 붙다·A name tag is attached For a bad reputation to be given to someone.
#626·어깨(를) 견주다·compare each other's shoulders To have similar status or power with each other.
#627·그림자에 가리다·be hidden by someone's shadow To be unrecognized since one pales beside someone else with greater reputation or capacity.
#628·못(이) 박히다·A nail is driven To be hurt deeply in one's heart.
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#629·갈피를 못 잡다·be unable to grab a border; be unable to make out heads or tails To be unable to know what is going on and what one should do.
#630·눈앞에 어른거리다·glimmer in front of one's eyes For a memory about someone or something to vividly come to one's mind.
#631·놀란 가슴·scared heart To get startled easily even with a minor and trivial thing since one has had a severly startled experience before.
#632·끄떡(도) 않다·조금이라도 움직이거나 동요하지 아니하고 버티다.
#633·피를 마시다·예전에 중국에서 맹세할 때에 희생의 피를 마셨다는 데에서, 서로 굳게 맹세함을 이르는 말.
#634·간판(을) 걸다·hang up a sign For a shop or organization to start a business or an activity.
#635·몸을 닦다·clean one's body To calm down and cultivate oneself.
#636·개 잡듯·like slaughtering a dog The manner in which one hits and beats something to a pulp like when slaughtering a dog.
#637·들었다 놓다·raise and put down For a sound to be loud to such an extent as to shake everything up and down in a certain place.
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#638·화가 머리끝까지 나다[치밀다]·get angry[have one's anger surge up] to the tip of one's head To be very enraged.
#640·말이 새다·Words leak For a fact or secret that others do not know to be revealed.
#641·숨통을 조이다·squeeze someone's windpipe To press someone's critical spot.
#642·부르는 게[것이] 값이다·What is said is the price For a price to be inconsistent and change frequently because the seller decides it as he/she pleases.
#643·발길에 채다[차이다]·be kicked by a step To be treated with contempt and trampled.
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#644·어깨가 무겁다·have heavy shoulders To feel the sense of burden and responsibility as one undertakes a difficult and important task.
#645·굿(을) 보다·남의 일에 참견하지 아니하고 보기만 하다.
#646·가시(가) 박히다·Sting is stuck in For words to imply offensive intention to hurt someone's feeling.
#647·꼬리(를) 사리다·겁이 나서 슬금슬금 피하거나 움츠러들다.
#648·심장이 터지다·One's heart explodes To be overwhelmed with excitement.
#649·늘어지게 자다·피로가 풀리도록 실컷 자다.
#650·속이 깜깜하다·아무 생각도 떠오르지 아니하거나 무엇을 전혀 모르다.
#651·눈에서 벗어나다·get out of someone's eyes To become free from someone's surveillance or restraint.
#652·군침(이) 돌다·One's mouth waters To have an appetite.
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#653·손(이) 맞다·함께 일할 때 생각, 방법 따위가 서로 잘 어울리다.
#654·마음이 들뜨다·have an excited mind To feel anxious due to a good occasion.
#655·입에 달고 다니다[살다]·get around[live] with something attached to one's mouth To frequently use or repeat a certain word.
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#656·팔자(가) 늘어지다·have a leisurely destiny To live a very carefree and comfortable life.
#657·진도(를) 나가다·make progress (slang) For a man and a woman to develop a closer relationship.
#658·마술(을) 걸다·마술을 써서 상대편의 판단을 흐리게 하여 정신을 빼앗다.
#659·눈에 차다·be satisfied to one's eyes To satisfy one and be to one's liking.
#660·마음이 맞다·Minds fit with each other To be of one mind to get along with each other.
#661·잔머리(를) 굴리다·머리를 써서 얕은꾀를 생각해 내다.
#662·가슴(을) 치다·hit one's chest To feel very sorry with contrition and regret.
#663·어깨를 펴다·straighten up one's shoulders To behave in a confident manner.
#664·왼손(을) 들다·반대하거나 응하지 아니하다.
#665·밤(을) 대다·낮에 이어 밤에도 쉬지 않고 일을 하다.
#666·옹이(가) 지다·마음에 언짢은 감정이 있다.
#667·목숨을 버리다·abandon one's life To work very hard, risking one's life.
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#668·눈물이 많다·have a lot of tears To burst into tears easily and often.
#669·얼굴만 쳐다보다·only look at someone's face To curry favor with someone or study his/her face in order to get help from him/her.
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#670·뼈를 묻다·bury one's bones To be committed and faithful to a group or organization for one's whole life.
#671·성(에)[성(이)] 차다·fulfill one's personality To be satisfied with something.
#672·먹고 들어가다·eat and go into To start something with a strong advantage.
#673·앞뒤가 맞다·One's earlier and later statements are consistent For a word or story to be reasonable and logical.
#674·물과 기름·water and oil To be on bad terms.
#675·하루가 다르다·Each day is different For the speed of a change to be very fast.
#676·낭패(를) 보다·see abject failure To fail.
#677·양자(를) 들다·남의 집의 양자가 되다.
#678·활개(를) 치다·swing one's limbs To walk vigorously swinging one's arms back and forth.
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#679·기름을 붓다·pour oil over To make a situation more serious by provoking a certain feeling or behavior.
#680·눈이 동그래지다·One's eyes become round For one's eyes to become wide and round out of strong astonishment or doubt.
#681·황혼이 깃들다·사람의 생애나 나라의 운명 따위가 한창인 고비를 지나 쇠퇴하여 종말에 이르다.
#682·눈을 굴리다·roll one's eyes To turn one's eyeballs every which way.
#683·발목(을) 잡히다·be seized by one's ankle To be tightly tied to a certain task and unable to escape from it.
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#684·몸(을) 받다·아랫사람이 윗사람을 대신하여 일을 하다.
#685·마른침을 삼키다·swallow dry saliva To be very nervous or anxious.
#686·골탕(을) 먹이다·한꺼번에 크게 손해를 입히거나 낭패를 당하게 만들다.
#687·마음이 통하다·Minds communicate with each other To be of one mind to understand each other well.
#688·옆으로 빠지다·step aside To not intervene in something.
#689·맞짱(을) 뜨다·(속되게)일대일로 맞서 싸우다.
#690·물에 빠진 생쥐·a mouse that falls into water For something or someone to be thoroughly wet and look very shabby.
#691·양자(를) 들이다·allow someone as an adoptive son To decide to adopt someone and allow him/her in one's house.
#692·침(을) 놓다[주다]·강하게 알리거나 요구를 나타내면서 꼼짝 못 하게 하다.
#693·입(을) 모으다·gather mouths For many people to say the same thing about something.
#694·어안이 벙벙하다·have the inside of one's tongue go numb To be puzzled by something unexpectedly surprising or absurd.
#695·어른 뺨치다·slap an adult in the face For the understanding, wits and sense of a child to be much better than that of an adult.
#696·새(가) 뜨다·사람 사이의 관계가 벌어져 소원해지다.
#697·이(를) 떨다·have one's teeth shudder To feel very resentful or distressed by something.
#698·파김치(가) 되다·become pakimchi, green onion kimchi To become very exhausted and tired.
#699·배꼽(을) 쥐다[잡다]·grasp[hold] one's belly button To grasp one's belly and laugh loudly because something is very funny.
#700·눈에 익다·be familiar with one's eyes For something to be familiar to someone who has seen it before several times.
#701·고삐(가) 풀리다·have the reins release To behave as one pleases without constraints or control.
#702·꽃길만 걷다·순탄하고 순조로운 삶을 살다.
#703·속(이) 풀리다·One's inside is eased For one's anger or sulking to be relieved.
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#704·소 잡아먹다·아주 음흉한 일을 하다.
#705·끈(을) 달다·어떤 현상이나 일들이 잇따라 일어나다.
#706·막이 오르다·The curtain goes up For a performance or event to begin.
#707·꼬리(가) 길다·have a long tail To keep doing something secret for a long time.
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#708·말을 붙이다·attach words To talk to someone.
#709·눈(이) 삐다·sprain one's eyes (disapproving) To have a wrong idea of or make a misjudgement on a very clear business or situation.
#710·가슴을 열다·open one's heart To take on an open-minded attitude.
#711·해가 서쪽에서 뜨다·The sun rises in the west For something totally unexpected or seemingly impossible to happen.
#712·눈(이) 돌아가다·have one's eyes turn To lose one's discernment due to astonishment or rage.
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#713·입술을 깨물다·bite one's lips To make efforts to suppress one's feelings that surge up.
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#714·손아귀에 넣다·get something in one's hands; get something in one's grip To make something come under one's power or influence.
#715·뒤통수(를) 맞다·get hit in the back of one's head To be betrayed.
#716·자리를 맡다·take a seat To take a seat to prevent others from sitting on it.
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#717·웬 떡이냐·What tteok, rice cake, it is To get an unexpected windfall or luck.
#718·귀(가) 아프다·One' ears hurt To hear something so many times that one no longer wants to hear that.
#719·화촉을 밝히다·light a wedding candle To hold a wedding.
#720·목을 조이다[죄다]·tighten one's neck To give someone pain or a hard time.
#721·뿌리(를) 박다·drive roots To set the origin or foundation.
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#722·끄떡도 않다[하지 않다]·not give a nod at all; not budge at all To be not agitated and remain the same no matter what happens.
#723·올 것이 오다·Something that is supposed to come has come For a negative event to happen as feared or expected.
#724·가지가지 하다·do a variety of things To do a variety of unusual behaviors.
#725·구석에 몰리다·be driven into a corner To be put under a difficult situation.
#726·침(을) 튀기다·spray one's saliva To speak in an enthusiastic manner.
#727·가슴을 뒤흔들다·shake one's mind To stir up one's feelings.
#728·쌍수(를) 들다·raise open arms To strongly support or welcome somethng.
#729·입 밖에 내다·take something out of one's mouth To confess one's real feelings or intentions, or secrets.
#730·맡아 놓다·take charge of To keep taking the responsibility by oneself.
#731·손가락 안에 꼽히다[들다]·be counted with[included in] fingers To be extraordinary as one of the few.
#732·발(을) 디딜 틈이 없다·There is no gap to set one's foot in To be very busy and crowded.
#733·더위(를) 먹다·eat the heat To get sick due to heat.
#734·업어 가도 모르다·not know even know that you are being carried on someone's back For someone to be so deeply asleep that making a noise or shaking him/her will not wake him/her up.
#735·주리(를) 틀다·impose leg-screw torture To give someone a punishment by twisting his/her legs with two sticks inserted between them.
#736·뜻(을) 받다·receive the will of others To take over and follow another's thought.
#737·도로 아미타불(이라)·(It is) back to Amitabha; It is a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff; be back where one started For one's efforts and sufferings to achieve a certain goal to bear no fruit.
#738·임자(를) 만나다·meet the owner To meet the right person who helps one exercise one's ability or who gives one a hard time.
#739·등골(이) 오싹하다·feel a shiver along one's spine To feel very scared to such an extent that one gets goose bumps.
#740·감투를 벗다·벼슬자리를 그만둠을 속되게 이르는 말.
#741·칼을 대다·take a knife; go under the knife To undergo a surgical operation.
#742·입이 되다·맛있는 음식만 먹으려고 하는 버릇이 있어 음식에 매우 까다롭다.
#743·눈물이 앞을 가리다·Tears hide one's front For tears to keep falling.
#744·꼬리(를) 달다·put on a tail For the front of one thing and the back of another to interlock with each other.
#745·목(이) 타다·have a burning neck To feel very thirsty.
#746·비가 오나 눈이 오나·when it rains and when it snows Always; all the time.
#747·감을 잡다·get a sense To notice what is going on.
#748·초(를) 치다·put vinegar in something To ruin something by disrupting it right before the success.
#749·중신(을) 들다·혼인을 위하여 중간에서 다리를 놓다. <동의 관용구> ‘중매(를) 들다’
#750·더위(를) 사다·정월 보름날에 행해지는 더위팔기 풍습에서 나온 말로, 남이 자기의 이름을 불렀을 때 대답을 하면 그 사람의 더위까지 가지게 되어 한여름에 더위를 먹게 됨을 이르는 말.
#751·숨 돌릴 사이[틈]도 없이·without having any time[moment] to take a breather In a hurried and quick manner without a chance to catch one's breath.
#767·죽이 되든 밥이 되든·regardless of whether something becomes juk, porridge, or rice No matter what; regardless of whether something will suceed or not.
#768·가슴을 졸이다·boil one's heart down To feel anxious and agitated or nervous.
#769·바닥(을) 긁다·scratch the bottom To have financial difficuties.
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#770·눈살(을) 찌푸리다·wrinkle the creases between one's brows; frown; knit one's brows To wrinkle the creases between one's brows out of dissatisfaction.
#771·지도를 그리다·draw a map To wet one's bed while sleeping.
#772·새빨간 거짓말·an extremely red lie An outrageous and palpable lie that can easily be revealed.
#773·하루가 멀다고[멀다 하고]·as if the next day is far Very often without skipping a day.
#774·바람(이) 나가다·한창 융성한 기운이 없어지다.
#775·바닥(이) 드러나다·The bottom is revealed For money, an object or technique that serves as a basis for doing something to disappear.
#776·손에 익다·have one's hands get accustomed to something To get accustomed to something.
#777·짓(을) 내다·어떤 버릇 따위를 행동으로 드러내다.
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#778·머리(를) 식히다·cool down one's head To escape from complicated thoughts to calm down one's mind.
#779·눈을 의심하다·doubt one's eyes To not believe something or think it is strange doubting if one may have seen it wrong.
#780·목(을) 파다·칼 따위로 목을 찌르다.
#781·코를 납작하게 만들다[하다]·flatten someone's nose To embarrass someone or dampen his/her spirits.
#782·손을 젓다·wave one's hands To deny a certain fact or refuse a proposal.
#783·달(이) 차다·Months are full For a pregnant woman to reach the month in which she will give birth to her baby.
#784·아픈 곳을[데를] 건드리다[찌르다]·touch[poke] someone's sore spot To pinpoint someone's weak or vulnerable spot.
#785·밥 먹듯 하다·as if eating rice To do something very frequently.
#786·꽝(을) 치다·낚시에서, 물고기를 잡지 못하다.
#787·이(가) 떨리다·One's teeth shudder To feel unbearably resentful or distressed.
#788·채(를) 잡다·주도적인 역할을 하거나 주도권을 잡고 조종하다.
#789·트집(을) 잡다·find fault with; pick a hole To find fault with someone or make a false accusation against him/her.
#790·혀를 깨물다·bite one's tongue To endure something painfully.
#791·값을 하다·worth the price To be worth the price.
#792·별이 보이다·Stars are seen To become confused and dizzy due to a severe shock.
#793·뼈에 사무치다·pierce one's bones For a grudge or pain to be very strong.
#794·간(이) 크다·have a large liver To be fearless.
#795·뿌리(가) 없다·have no roots To have a bad background.
#796·총(을) 잡다·총을 들고 쏘다.
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#797·오금이 저리다·feel numb in one's ham To be anxious due to fright or fear.
#798·저승에 가다·go to the afterlife (euphemism) To die.
#799·손(에) 익다·일이 손에 익숙해지다. <동의 관용구> ‘손에 오르다’
#800·무릎(을) 치다·hit one's knee To hit one's knee when one suddenly learns a certain fact or recollects an indistinct memory, or feels very happy.
#801·제자리에 머물다·stay in the same place To stand still in one place without any progress.
#802·몸을 빌다·고향에 돌아가 쉴 수 있도록 벼슬에서 몸을 놓아줄 것을 빈다는 뜻으로, 임금에게 벼슬에서 물러날 것을 청원하다.
#803·피로 물들이다·dye something with blood To cause a number of casualties.
#804·언질(을) 주다·어떤 일이나 현상 따위의 결과를 예측할 수 있는 단서를 제공하다.
#805·속(을) 긁다·scratch someone's inside To behave in an annoying manner or say something impudent to get on someone's nerves.
#806·땀(을) 빼다·drain sweat To go through hardships such as something very tough or difficult.
#807·가슴에 새기다·engrave something in one's heart To bear something deep in mind.
#808·다른 게 아니라·none other than No other reason than.
#809·피부로 느끼다·feel something with one's skin To directly feel something.
#810·돼먹지 않다[못하다]·사람이 말이나 행동이 사리에 어긋난 데가 있다.
#811·손에 땀을 쥐다·hold sweat in one's hands To feel very nervous due to the tension of a situation.
#812·무대를 밟다·step on the stage To participate in a performance or game.
#813·주먹을 불끈 쥐다·clench one's fists To show a firm determination about something.
#814·뜨거운 맛을 보다·have a hot taste; taste the heat To be harshly scolded or go through difficulties.
#815·뜻(이) 맞다·The wills of both people match each other To be of one mind or share the same thought.
#816·통(이) 오르다·배추 따위의 속이 차차 커지다.
#817·속(을) 끓이다·boil one's inside To be anxious and care about something.
#818·코 묻은 돈·money stained with nasal discharge A small amount of money that a child has.
#819·가슴이 터지다·One's heart bursts To feel very overwhelmed.
#820·몸을 허락하다[허하다]·allow[grant] one's body For a woman to allow a man to have sex with her.
#821·마음의 문[창문]을 열다·open the door[window] of one's mind To get ready to remove the distance and accept others.
#822·입이 가볍다·have a light mouth To be talkative and frequently leak a secret.
#823·거품(을) 물다·hold foam in the mouth; to foam at the mouth To be very excited and enraged.
#824·숟가락(을) 놓다·‘죽다’를 완곡하게 이르는 말.
#825·장단(을) 맞추다·beat out a rhythm To harmonize oneself with someone's feelings or behavior to make him/her feel good.
#826·속(을) 뜨다[떠보다]·남의 마음을 알려고 넘겨짚다.
#827·짚고 넘어가다·pinpoint and pass To make clear something by examining or investigating it.
#828·치(가) 떨리다·have one's teeth shudder; have one's teeth grind with indignation To be unbearably angry or distressed at something and hate it.
#829·기도(를) 보다·(속되게) 극장이나 유흥업소 따위에서 출입문을 지키다.
#830·진(이) 빠지다[떨어지다]·실망을 하거나 싫증이 나서 더 이상의 의욕을 상실하다. 또는 힘을 다 써서 기진맥진해지다.
#831·머리(가) 세다·One's head turns white To care and worry about something too much to such an extent that one's hair grows white.
#832·기로에 서다·stand at the crossroads To be under a very dangerous or critical situation that decides the direction of one's future.
#833·눈칫밥(을) 먹다·eat a meal offered unwillingly; eat another's salt To live uncomfortably while being attentive to others' remarks, behavior, and thoughts, and not expressing one's thoughts.
#834·마음을 비우다·empty one's mind To get rid of the greed in one's mind.
#835·피를 말리다·make someone's blood dry up To make someone very distressed or anxious.
#836·독 안에 든 쥐·a rat in a dok, a jar A situation where one is quagmired in a tough and difficult state.
#837·어느 구석·which corner A certain unrecognized place.
#841·말이 좋다·Only the words are good For someone or something to sound good when he/she or it is said, but the reality is different from it.
#842·눈(이) 나오다·몹시 놀라다. <동의 관용구> ‘눈알(이) 나오다’
#843·시침(을) 떼다[따다]·feign innocence; dissimulate; remove a tag that identifies the owner of a hawk To pretend not to have done something or pretend to be ignorant of something that one actually knows about.
#844·눈(이) 뒤집히다·One's eyes are overturned To lose one's reason since one went through something shocking or is engrossed in something.
#845·주먹을 휘두르다[내휘두르다]·힘이나 권력 따위를 마구 쓰다.
#846·콩을 심다·콩을 심을 때 한 발로 흙을 덮고 다지면서 나아가는 모양에서, 절룩거림을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#847·끈(을) 잡다·의지하고 살아갈 길을 마련하다.
#848·꽁무니(를) 빼다·take one's buttocks out of something To stealthily avoid a situation and run away.
#849·코(가) 빠지다·One's nose falls off To worry about something too much to such an extent as to drain one's energy.
#850·맥(이) 풀리다·기운이나 긴장이 풀어지다.
#851·키(를) 잡다·take the helm To set up and guide which way to go.
#852·혀를 놀리다·move one's tongue (disparaging) To speak.
#853·배(가) 맞다·Bellies fit (slang) For a man and a woman to have extramarital sex secretly.
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#854·서리(가) 내리다[앉다]·Frost falls[sits] For one's hair to turn white.
#855·콩밥(을) 먹다·eat the prison meal (slang) To serve a jail term.
#856·피도 눈물도 없다·have no blood or tears To have no compassion or sympathy.
#857·양다리(를) 걸치다[걸다]·put each of one's two legs on different places; try to have it both ways; play a double game To have a relationship with two parties to benefit from both of them.
#858·하늘에 맡기다·leave something to god To accept the result of something and take one's fate.
#859·보는 눈이 있다·have eyes to see To have an ability to make an accurate evaluation of someone or something.
#860·콧대(가) 높다·have a high nose ridge To act in a conceited and arrogant manner.
#861·지지고 볶다·fry and roast (slang) To annoy and irritate someone.
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#862·손(이) 저리다·뜻밖의 상황에 놀라거나 다급해지다.
#863·거북을 타다·일하는 동작이 남보다 매우 굼뜨다.
#864·가슴을 울리다·make one's heart resonate To deeply touch one's heart.
#865·가슴이 (철렁) 내려앉다·One's heart sinks To be startled.
#866·죽기 살기로·risking one's life and death Very hard; to the utmost extent of one's power.
#867·귀가 솔깃하다·One's ears get tempted To become interested in something because it could be beneficial.
#868·이를 데[것] 없다·There is no place[nothing] to tell For the state or degree of something to be full with nothing more to comment.
#869·쇼크(를) 먹다·eat a shock (slang) To suffer a severe emotional shock.
#870·말을 잊다·forget one's words For words to not come out due to astonishment or the sense of absurdity.
#871·발등에 불(이) 떨어지다·A fire drops on top of one's foot For something to suddenly strike.
#872·가슴(을) 펴다·굽힐 것 없이 당당하다.
#873·돈을 만지다·touch money To earn money.
#874·꼴 좋다·What a nice look A sarcastic expression to criticize something that one does not want to see or dislikes.
#875·하나부터 열까지·from one to ten Everything whatever it is.
#876·엎지른 물·spilt water Something irrevocable.
#877·눈이 번쩍 뜨이다·One's eyes become wide open To suddenly come to one's senses.
#878·죽지 못해·being unable to die Without alternative ways; against one's will.
#879·물 쓰듯·물건을 헤프게 쓰거나, 돈 따위를 흥청망청 낭비하다.
#880·세상에 서다·세상에 나가 제구실을 톡톡히 해내거나 상당한 지위에 올라서다.
#881·눈이 열리다·One's eyes are opened To gain insight and a discerning eye to understand things.
#882·한 건 하다·get one thing done To produce an outcome.
#883·간(이) 떨어지다·One's liver drops To be very startled.
#884·몸을 더럽히다·dirty one's body For a woman to lose her chastity.
#885·잠수(를) 타다·연락을 끊다.
#886·물(이) 지다·푸성귀나 물고기 따위가 한창 잡히거나 나오는 때가 지나다.
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#887·눈에 쌍심지를 켜다[돋우다/세우다/올리다]·turn on[provoke/erect/raise] double wicks in one's eyes To open one's eyes wide and furiously out of violent anger.
#888·군침(을) 삼키다[흘리다]·slaver[drool] over To smack one's lips due to an appetite.
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#889·바닥(을) 짚다·광산에서 땅의 아래쪽으로 향하여 파 가다. <동의 관용구> ‘바닥(을) 누르다’
#890·유명을 달리하다·‘죽다’를 완곡하게 이르는 말.
#891·무릎(을) 꿇리다·make someone sink to his/her knees To make someone surrender or submit.
#892·더위(를) 팔다·정월 보름날에 행해지는 더위팔기 풍습에서 나온 말로, 남의 이름을 불러 상대방이 대답을 하면 자신의 더위를 남에게 주어 한여름에 더위를 먹지 않게 됨을 이르는 말.
#893·뼈를 깎다[갈다]·cut[grind] one's bones To be too painful to bear.
#894·길이 끊기다·The road is cut off To lose the ways or means to do something.
#895·가슴을 찢다·슬픔이나 분함 때문에 가슴이 째지는 듯한 고통을 주다.
#896·그림의 떡·tteok, rice cake, in the painting; a pie in the sky Something that one cannot actually use or own however much one likes it.
#897·마음이 쓰이다·One's mind is drawn to something For thoughts or one's attention to keep going in a certain direction.
#898·입에 오르내리다·go up and down the mouths To become the subject of others' conversations.
#899·오지랖(이) 넓다·have a wide front part To tend to meddle in everything.
#900·값이 나가다·be of value To have to pay a lot to buy something.
#901·한 우물(을) 파다·dig one well To focus on only one thing at a time until it is completed.
#902·가슴이 서늘하다·feel cold in the chest To be suddenly startled or frightened.
#905·허를 찌르다·attack someone's weakness; catch someone off guard To attack a weak or unguarded spot.
#906·귀청(이) 떨어지다·One's eardrum falls out For a sound to be very loud.
#907·가슴이 뜨거워지다·feel warm in the heart To have an intensifying feeling and be moved.
#908·목을 축이다·wet one's neck To drink water due to thirst.
#909·목이 붙어 있다·have one's neck still attached To survive.
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#910·상다리가 부러지다[휘어지다]·The table legs are broken[bent] To serve a lot of food on the table.
#911·죽을 고생을 하다·go through deadly hardships To go through severe hardships.
#912·꼬리(를) 잡다·catch someone's tail To reveal something that has been concealed as a secret.
#913·몸(을) 아끼다·cherish one's body To not do one's best.
#914·간(이) 붓다·One's liver swells up To become too imprudent for one's position or situation.
#915·하늘이 캄캄해지다·The sky turns pitch-dark To feel dizzy and stunned by a shock.
#916·말이 막히다·One's words are blocked For words to be cut off in the middle of being made.
#917·늘고 줄고 하다·융통성이 있다는 말.
#918·말짱 도루묵·It's completely a sailfin sandfish (slang) A vain effort or attempt with no gain.
#919·가슴이 막히다·have something clogged in one's chest To feel frustrated with grief or resentment.
#920·눈독(을) 들이다[올리다]·have an eye on To watch something with strong interest out of greed.
#921·모(를) 붓다·못자리를 만들어 씨를 뿌리다.
#922·방(을) 놓다·방고래를 켜고 구들장을 놓은 후에 흙과 새벽을 발라서 방바닥을 만들다.
#923·상투(를) 틀다·tie a sangtu, a topknot For a man to get married and become an adult.
#924·뼈(가) 빠지게·to such an extent that one's bones fall out Enduring a physical pain for a long time.
#925·속이 끓다·One's inside boils For strong emotion to surge up within one's mind due to anger or resentment.
#926·줄이 달리다·줄줄이 잇따르다.
#927·밥맛(이) 없다·have no appetite To be unpleasant and upset with someone and have no inclination toward dealing with him/her.
#928·물귀신(이) 되다·물에 빠져서 죽다.
#929·셀 수 없을 만큼·to such an extent that one cannot count In very large numbers.
#930·비위(가) 상하다[뒤집히다]·One's patience hurts[is reversed] To feel like vomitting soon because one's tolerance to a strong or fishy smell is weak.
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#931·발등을 찍다·stab the top of one's foot To ruin or do harm to something.
#932·손발을 맞추다·coordinate each other's hands and feet To harmonize each other's mind, opinion, action, etc., when working together.
#933·눈이 낮다·have low eyes To not have deep insight or sophisticated tastes.
#934·손가락질(을) 받다·receive finger-pointing To be laughted at or criticized by others.
#935·힘을 넣다·어떤 일을 이루려고 시간, 노력, 자금 따위를 투입하다.
#936·발 벗고 나서다·go out barefoot To throw oneself into something actively.
#937·몸(을) 바치다·dedicate one's body To devote everything to something.
#938·한 몸이 되다·become one body To unite organizationally and ideologically.
#939·혀를 굴리다·roll one's tongue (disparaging) To speak.
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#940·구미가 당기다[돌다]·욕심이나 관심이 생기다.
#941·전망(이) 있다·have a prospect To have a high chance of success.
#942·귀신이 곡하다·A ghost wails For something to be so unexpected that no one can explain how that happened.
#943·소매를 걷다[걷어붙이다]·roll up one's sleeves To start something in earnest.
#944·배(를) 째다·막무가내로 배짱을 부리다.
#945·코피(가) 터지다·to the extent that one's nose bleeds To do something in a very enthusiastic manner.
#946·사서 고생(을) 하다·pay the price to go through hardships To invite trouble that can be avoided and go through hardships.
#947·먹고 떨어지다·eat and fall off To gain profit without effort.
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#948·불(을) 놓다·set fire To make fire and burn something.
#949·귀에 딱지가 앉다·A scab forms over one's ears To hear somebody repeat something over and over.
#950·뿌린 대로 거두다·harvest as one sowed People are bound to reap what they sow.
#951·마음에 차다·fill one's mind To be satisfied.
#952·천만의 말[말씀]·a remark out of ten million An expression used to show one's modesty about a compliment or to politely turn down a reward by describing the compliment or reward too much.
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#953·변죽(을) 울리다·ring an edge; ring a rim; beat around the bush To say something indirectly or behave slowly without getting to the point in order to divert anothers' attention.
#954·바닥을 내다·make the bottom To use up.
#955·서슬(이) 푸르다[퍼렇다]·One's wrath is blue[dark blue] For one's force or attitude to be threatening and ferocious to such an extent that no one dares to defy it.
#956·불(을) 주다·남에게 큰 곤욕이나 해를 입히다.
#957·총대(를) 메다·carry a gunstock (slang) To take the lead and take charge of something.
#958·고양이와 개·cats and dogs For two to be on bad terms with each other.
#959·진기(를) 쓰다·끈덕지게 힘을 쓰거나 부리거나 하다.
#960·연막(을) 치다·어떤 수단을 써서 약삭빠르고 묘하게 진의를 숨기다.
#961·똥줄(이) 타다·몹시 힘이 들거나 마음을 졸이다. <동의 관용구> ‘똥끝(이) 타다’
#962·보따리(를) 풀다·숨은 사실을 폭로하다.
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#963·명 붙이다·목숨을 잇다.
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#964·몸을 망치다·spoil one's body To lose one's virginity.
#965·가랑이(가) 찢어지다[째지다]·One's crotch is ripped[torn] To be very poor.
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#966·날(을) 가리다·distinguish a date To choose and decide a good day for a wedding, funeral or move.
#967·맥(을) 보다·맥박의 빠르고 느림을 살펴보다.
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#968·엿(을) 먹다·eat yeot, a Korean hard taffy (slang) To be fooled or cheated.
#969·얼굴이 두껍다·have a thick face To be unscrupulous and brazen without feeling any shame or qualms.
#970·뒤를 캐다·dig up someone's back To secretly investigate to find out something that is not public.
#971·말꼬리(를) 잡다·hold the end of someone's talk To seize upon the weakness in what someone said.
#972·주머니가 비다·have an empty pocket To have no money in hand.
#973·바람(을) 잡다·catch wind To incite someone to do something absurd.
#974·방을 잡다·get a room To decide a room to stay in an accommodation.
#975·두말할 나위(가) 없다·There is no need to say something twice There is no need to say something again because it is very certain.
#976·칼(을) 갈다·grind a knife; sharpen a knife To be firmly determined to take revenge on someone.
#977·가슴이 아리다·feel stinging in the chest To feel pain in the heart because of pity.
#978·가시밭길을 가다·tread a thorny path To live a tough and hard life.
#979·꿀(이) 떨어지다·바라보는 눈빛이 다정하고 사랑스럽다.
#980·소리 소문도 없이·without sounds or rumors In a secret and quiet manner.
#981·물고기(의) 밥이 되다·become food for fish; go down to Davy Jones's locker To be drowned to death.
#982·눈독(을) 들이다[쏘다/올리다]·욕심을 내어 눈여겨보다.
#983·기(를) 펴다·spread one's spirit To have free state of mind escaping from an oppressed and difficult situation.
#984·청(을) 넣다[들다]·직접 또는 간접으로 사람을 넣어 특별히 청을 하다.
#985·너 죽고 나 죽자·I will kill you and kill myself An expression used to describe a situation where one fights against someone risking one's own death.
#986·입에 달라붙다·stick to one's mouth For food to be very delicious.
#987·손(을) 끊다·cut off one's hands To no longer have a relationhip with someone.
#988·끝을 보다·see the end To wrap up a task.
#989·옷깃을 여미다·adjust one's collar To straighten one's outfit and posture.
#990·말이 적다·have few words To not talk too much.
#991·귀에 거슬리다·be unpleasant to one's ears To feel bad since one disagrees with what someone says.
#992·마음을 사다·buy someone's mind To catch someone's fancy; to draw someone's attention.
#993·몸으로 뛰다·run with one's body To move one's body to do something or behave.
#994·머리(를) 싸고·wrapping one's head Doing one's best.
#995·자리(가) 잡히다·One's place is settled To get accustomed to something that one newly started to such an extent that one feels comfortable with it.
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#996·나발(을) 불다·blow a nabal, a bugle To drink straight from the bottle.
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#997·혀가 짧다·have a short tongue To speak with an unclear pronunciation.
#998·길(이) 닿다·The road reaches For a relationship to be established to do something.
#999·살(이) 세다·일가친척 사이에 띠앗이 없다.
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#1000·말이 떨어지다·Someone's words drop For the words of instruction, permission or evaluation to be delivered.
#1001·안고 돌아가다·맡은 일을 제대로 하지 못하고 질질 끌다.
#1002·눈(에) 어리다·flicker in one's eyes For an image to linger and keep coming to one's mind.
#1003·허리가 휘다[휘어지다]·have one's waist bent To go through a tough time doing something very difficult.
#1004·가려운 곳을[데를] 긁어 주다·scratch someone's itchy spot One feels better since someone else has scratched one's itch, meaning someone else satisfies one's needs or curiosity.
#1005·피를 받다·receive someone's blood To be descended from someone.
#1006·나 몰라라 하다·play dumb To pretend not to know something by standing by idly in an indifferent manner.
#1007·길거리로/에 나앉다·be forced to go out and sit on the street To be left homeless as one's family goes bankrupt.
#1008·모자(를) 씌우다·억울하게 누명을 뒤집어씌우다.
#1009·가슴(을) 태우다·burn one's heart To feel very nervous.
#1010·말을 주고받다·give and receive words To have a conversation.
#1011·머리(가) 굵다·One's head is thick To get to think or judge like an adult.
#1012·벼락 치듯·as if lightning strikes Very fast.
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#1013·구색(을) 맞추다·complete the assortment To equip something with a variety of things.
#1014·사흘이 멀다 하고·as if three days are too long For an event to repeat at a short interval or very frequently.
#1015·물 건너가다·cross the water For a situation to be completely over so that one can do nothing about it.
#1016·죽고 못 살다·die and be unable to live; be dead gone on; be head over heels in love To indulge in something.
#1017·쪽박(을) 차다·wear a small gourd To become penniless.
#1018·꿀(을) 빨다·일이나 생활 따위를 매우 쉽게 하다.
#1019·손가락을 꼽다·count on one's fingers To look forward to something or a day counting down the days left.
#1020·아닌 밤중에·in the middle of the night; out of the blue; out of a clear blue sky Suddenly and unexpectedly in the middle of the night.
#1021·깜빡 죽다·die with a flash To like something so much to such an extent that one cannot judge what is right or wrong.
#1022·가슴이 타다·One's heart burns To worry anxiously.
#1023·말을 던지다·throw words To say in a brief and simple manner.
#1024·매(를) 들다·hold a rod To hit with a rod or club to give a scolding.
#1025·반(을) 타다·쪼개어 절반으로 가르다.
#1026·호흡을 조절하다·무대 연기 따위에서 자기의 행동을 생활, 사상, 행동의 논리에 맞게 자연스러운 흐름으로 연결하여 관객들로 하여금 그 행동의 뜻을 완전히 이해하고 공감할 수 있도록 능동적으로 연기하다.
#1027·날(을) 세우다·make a blade stand up To sharpen the blade of a tool.
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#1028·군복을 입다·put on a military uniform To join the army to become a soldier.
#1029·기름을 치다·(속되게) 일이 잘 처리되도록 뇌물을 쓰다.
#1030·가시(가) 돋치다·Thorns sprout and come out To bear vicious malice or strong discontent.
#1031·쥐었다 폈다 하다·grab and release To treat something or someone as one wishes.
#1032·머리에 총(을) 맞다·(속되게) 머리에 총 맞은 것처럼 제정신이 아닌 행동을 하다.
#1033·손(을) 넘기다·물건을 셀 때 그 번수를 잘못 계산하여 실제보다 더 많거나 적게 되다.
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#1034·거품(을) 치다·찬 공기 따위를 쐬어 거품을 없애다.
#1035·입이 떨어지다·One's mouth is taken off To start talking.
#1036·주먹을 날리다·fly one's fist; blow with one's fist To hit someone with a fist.
#1037·혼(이) 나가다·have one's spirit escape To go blank in a daze.
#1038·군불(을) 때다·(속되게) 담배를 피우다.
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#1039·상(을) 보이다[뵈다]·앞날의 길흉화복을 알기 위하여 남에게 관상을 보여 주다.
#1040·골치(를) 앓다·feel a pain in the head To be preoccupied with something to such an extent that one has a headache without knowing what to do.
#1041·닻을 올리다·weigh anchor To start or be about to start something new.
#1042·뒤를 맡기다·entrust the back To make someone take responsibility for something that may happen after a certain thing.
#1043·배(를) 두드리다·tap on one's belly To live an abundant and comfortable life.
#1044·철퇴를 가하다[내리다]·호되게 처벌하거나 큰 타격을 주다.
#1045·국수(를) 먹이다·make someone eat noodles; serve someone noodles To hold a wedding.
#1046·(누구) 입에 붙이다·stick something to (someone's) lips To share food with others.
#1047·목을 풀다·loosen up one's neck To clear one's throat before singing or making a speech.
#1048·손에 걸리다·be caught in someone's hands To be caught by someone.
#1049·말허리를 자르다·cut off the middle of talking To interrupt someone in the middle of what he/she is saying.
#1050·호주머니가 넉넉하다[두둑하다/든든하다]·have enough in your pocket[have a thick/full pocket] To have much money in one's hands.
#1051·갈림길에 서다·stand at a crossroad To be put in a situation to make a choice.
#1052·꼬리표를 달다·put on a name tag To gain a bad reputation.
#1053·세상(을) 버리다·abandon the world (euphemism) To die.
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#1054·우박을 맞다·다른 사람에게 심한 꾸중을 듣다.
#1055·누구 코에 바르겠는가[붙이겠는가]·To whose nose is it applied[attached]? The quantity of something to be shared by many people is too small.
#1056·한술 더 뜨다·have one more bite For certain behavior or words to be stronger or harsher than those of others or compared to what is usual.
#1057·하루같이·like one day Always; all the time.
#1058·가슴을 긁다·안타까운 사정으로 마음이 몹시 상하고 강하게 자극을 받다.
#1059·쇳소리가 나다·아주 효력이 나다.
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#1060·기름을 끼얹다·pour oil over To make a situation more serious by provoking a certain feeling or behavior.
#1061·뼈대(가) 있다·have a frame For the social position or status of one's family to have been high for generations.
#1062·눈 하나 깜짝 안 하다·not budge an eye at all To behave or deal with others as usual in exactly the same attitude or air.
#1063·낮이고 밤이고·during the daytime, and even at night Always.
#1064·표를 던지다·throw a ballot To exercise one's rights to vote by casting a ballot.
#1065·간담이 서늘하다·have chilly liver and gall bladder To be scared out of fear and astonishment.
#1066·둥둥 떠 있다·float aimlessly For one's state of mind to be anxious and slightly excited.
#1067·아닌 말로·It is nonsensical to say so, but Although it may be too extreme to say so.
#1068·답이 안 나오다·cannot get an answer To be unable to come up with a solution to a certain problem.
#1069·무게(를) 잡다·hold the weight To take a sententious attitude and make the atmosphere serious.
#1070·부정(을) 타다·be affected by the bad omen To be harmed by something ominous.
#1071·손(이) 맵다·have a spicy hand For one's slight hit to hurt very much.
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#1072·메기(를) 잡다·예상이나 기대와는 다르게 허탕을 치다.
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#1073·색(을) 먹다[머금다]·노여운 생각이 들어서 정색을 하다.
#1074·손이 걸다·씀씀이가 후하고 크다. <동의 관용구> ‘손(이) 크다’
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#1075·입에 붙다·stick to one's mouth For something to grow into a habit as it has been repeatedly said.
#1076·배꼽(이) 빠지다·One's belly button falls out To be very funny.
#1077·이름을 걸다·hang one's name To take the responsibility for something.
#1078·발(이) 뜨다·One's feet float To visit a certain place once in a while.
#1079·애(를) 말리다·남을 안타깝고 속이 상하게 만들다.
#1080·말(을) 삼키다·swallow one's words To refrain from uttering what one intended to say.
#1081·끝장(을) 보다·see the ultimate state To make sure something produces results by doing it to the end.
#1082·눈(이) 벌겋다·have red eyes To intently focus on seeking one's own interest.
#1083·입을 봉하다·seal one's mouth To not talk.
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#1084·둘째(로) 치다·consider something as secondary To not regard something very important.
#1085·운전대(를) 잡다·hold a steering wheel To take charge of driving.
#1086·속(을) 태우다·burn one's inside To worry about something very much and feel agitated.
#1087·꿈도 못 꾸다·be unable to even have a dream To be unable to think of doing something since one sees oneself as incapable of doing it.
#1088·감(이) 들다·염전이 소금을 생산하기에 알맞게 되다.
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#1089·어깨가 처지다[낮아지다/늘어지다]·have drooping[lowered/sagging] shoulders To be depressed with disappointment.
#1090·골(을) 때리다·(속되게) 어이없고 황당하다.
#1091·빗장을 지르다·마음속의 생각을 남에게 드러내지 아니하고 굳게 감추다.
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#1092·맨발로 뛰다·run in one's bare feet To do something very passionately.
#1093·아쉬운 소리·a wistful sound To make a pathetic request in order to borrow something from someone.
#1094·속(이) 뒤집히다·One's stomach is turned inside out To be disgusted at something and feel like throwing up.
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#1095·허리가 끊어지다·웃음을 참을 수 없어 고꾸라질 듯이 마구 웃다. <동의 관용구> ‘허리를 잡다’ ‘허리를 쥐고 웃다’
#1096·안고 돌다·번잡하게 꼬리를 물고 붐비다.
#1097·목숨이 왔다 갔다 하다·One's life comes and goes To face a very dangerous or critical moment.
#1098·어디 두고 보자·Let's wait and see An expression used to swear that someone will bear undesirable consequences or to warn someone that another person may seek revenge.
#1099·약(을) 지르다·술을 빚은 뒤에 그 속에다 주정 발효를 돕는 약품을 넣다.
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#1100·쥐뿔도 모르다·not know even a tiny bit To not know anything.
#1101·바가지(를) 쓰다·be ripped off To suffer a loss by paying for goods at a much higher price than the fair price.
#1102·근처도 못 가다·be unable to go to the vicinity To fall far short of something or someone to such an extent that comparison is meaningless.
#1103·두 다리(를) 뻗다[펴다]·stretch[straighten out] one's two legs To be relieved as one no longer has to care about something that has bothered somebody for a long time.
#1104·불행 중 다행·a stroke of good luck in the midst of misery To be lucky that something is not much worse when a streak of misery strikes.
#1105·속(을) 떠보다·sound out someone's inside To hint at something to find out someone's intention.
#1106·헌신짝 버리듯·as if dumping an old shoe As if abandoning someone or something without guilt after exploiting him/her or it for one's own benefit.
#1107·눈에 밟히다·be stepped on in one's eyes For something to linger and keep coming to one's mind.
#1108·손에 붙다·have something attached to one's hands To get accustomed to something and deal with it in a more enthusiastic and efficient manner.
#1109·사족(을) 못 쓰다·be unable to use one's four limbs To be fascinated by or attracted to something and lose one's senses.
#1110·허리를 펴다·stretch one's waist To become able to relax after going through a difficult situation.
#1111·밤낮을 가리지 않다·not distinguish between day and night To continue to do something without taking a rest.
#1112·간을 태우다·너무 근심스럽고 안타까워 걱정을 심하게 하다.
#1113·귀청을 때리다·hit one's eardrum For a sound to be heard very loudly.
#1114·말(을) 맞추다·adjust one's words to someone's To say something that is not different from what someone says.
#1115·군복(을) 벗다·take off the military uniform For a soldier to complete his/her military service and get out of the army.
#1116·침이 마르다·have one's saliva dry up To repeatedly talk about someone or something.
#1117·맛(을) 들이다·get into the taste of something To like or enjoy something.
#1118·허리가 꼿꼿하다·have a straight waist To be young compared to one's age.
#1119·똥(이) 되다·become feces To lose one's face and fall into a miserable and hopeless situation.
#1120·색(을) 갈다·이것저것 색다르게 바꾸다.
#1121·운(을) 떼다·make the start of a conversation To start talking in order to bring up a certain subject.
#1122·거울로 삼다·set something as a mirror To look to the example of or caution against other's or past experience.
#1123·입에 침이 마르다·The saliva in one's mouth dries up To talk much in order to complement someone or boast about something.
#1124·심장이 멎다·One's heart stops To die as one's heart stops.
#1125·키를 쓰다·put on a winnowing basket For a child who wet his/her bed at night to wear a winnowing basket on his/her head and go around visiting neigbors the next morning to collect salt as a punishment.
#1126·말을 나누다·share words To have a conversation.
#1127·허리가 부러지다·have one's waist broken To become unable to cope with something because it is very burdensome.
#1128·간이 떨리다·One's liver shivers To get cold feet and be very anxious.
#1129·머리가 빠지다·One's head falls out To have a hard time doing something as it is complicated or difficult.
#1130·때를 벗다·take off the dirt For a young or dowdy look to disappear.
#1131·억장이 무너지다·극심한 슬픔이나 절망 따위로 몹시 가슴이 아프고 괴롭다.
#1132·닭 싸우듯·크게 으르지도 못하고, 서로 엇바꾸어 가며 상대를 치고받고 싸우는 모습을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
#1133·눈(을) 씻고 보다·wash one's eyes and see To be fully alert and intently watch something.
#1134·만인의 연인·많은 사람들에게 두루 사랑받는 사람을 이르는 말.
#1135·포문을 열다·open the the muzzle of a cannon; open fire; fire the first gun To start a verbal attack on someone.
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#1136·각광을 받다·receive the spotlight To gain attention and popularity from the public.
#1137·손끝 하나 못 대다·cannot touch something even with a fingertip To be unable to engage in something or provoke someone.
#1138·철벽(을) 치다·상대방이 드러내는 관심이나 애정을 거부하고 더 이상 다가오지 못하도록 막다.
#1139·입이 짧다·have a short mouth To hate or be unable to eat so many kinds of food and eat little.
#1140·붓을 들다·raise a brush To start writing.
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#1141·자국(을) 밟다·step on traces To follow footprints left by other people or animals.
#1142·속(을) 빼다·한 논을 두 번째 갈다.
#1143·봄눈 슬듯[녹듯]·무엇이 빨리 슬어 없어지는 모양을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
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#1144·길을 끊다·cut off the road To eliminate the ways or means to do something.
#1145·빙산의 일각·the tip of an iceberg For the part that is revealed to be a mere fraction of something.
#1146·머리(를) 깎이다·남에게 강제로 어떤 일을 당하다.
#1147·망신살(이) 뻗치다·have extended bad luck of being humiliated To be disgraced in a very shameful event.
#1148·한배를 타다·운명을 같이하다.
#1149·머리가 복잡하다·have a complicated head To be disturbed due to a lot of thoughts or concerns.
#1150·과거(가) 있다·have a past To have a bad experience or have done something wrong in the past.
#1151·하늘이 캄캄하다·The sky is pitch-dark To be at a loss about what to do.
#1152·알게 모르게·in the manner of one being unaware of something; unwittingly While one is unaware of something.