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Idioms under “ㄴ” — 299 idioms

Browse idioms by the initial consonant of the first Korean syllable, in Hangul order. On this site, ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, and ㅉ are grouped under ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and ㅈ, respectively.

Illustration of the first meaning of “눈살을 펼 새 없다”: For anxiety and worry not to subside. have constant worries For anxiety and worry not to subside. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈살이 꼿꼿하다”: Open one’s eyes straight ahead in fury or aloofness Shared · 2 Stare with anger or aloofness Open one’s eyes straight ahead in fury or aloofness Illustration of the first meaning of “눈심지를 돋우다”: Strain and flash one’s eyes in an effort to find something or establish a fact Make one’s eyes blaze Strain and flash one’s eyes in an effort to find something or establish a fact Illustration of the first meaning of “눈썹 싸움을 하다”: To struggle not to sleep despite drowsiness. fight off sleep To struggle not to sleep despite drowsiness. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈썹도 까딱하지 않다”: Be entirely calm. Remain completely unruffled Be entirely calm. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈썹이 꼿꼿하다”: Open one’s eyes straight ahead in fury or aloofness Shared · 2 Stare with anger or aloofness Open one’s eyes straight ahead in fury or aloofness Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알을 곤두세우다”: Have a venomous expression in one’s eyes from anger Shared · 3 Glare venomously Have a venomous expression in one’s eyes from anger Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알을 까뒤집다”: A highly vulgar expression for losing one's senses through obsession, usually with something bad. Shared · 6 Lose one's fucking senses A highly vulgar expression for losing one's senses through obsession, usually with something bad. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알을 뒤집다”: To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Shared · 6 become obsessively reckless To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 곤두서다”: Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Shared · 3 Have fierce eyes Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 까뒤집히다”: A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Shared · 5 Lose one's damned reason A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 나오다”: To be greatly startled. Shared · 6 have one’s eyes pop To be greatly startled. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 뒤집히다”: To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Shared · 5 lose one’s reason To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 빠지게 기다리다”: Wait for a very long time in intense anxiety Shared · 4 Wait desperately for ages Wait for a very long time in intense anxiety Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 핑핑 돌다”: Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up. Shared · 2 Be dizzyingly busy or fast Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈앞에 어른거리다”: For memories of a person, event, or the like to come to mind. Shared · 2 linger before one’s mind’s eye For memories of a person, event, or the like to come to mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈앞이 새까맣다”: An emphatic expression for being overwhelmed and not knowing what to do Be utterly at a loss An emphatic expression for being overwhelmed and not knowing what to do Illustration of the first meaning of “눈앞이 캄캄하다”: Feel overwhelmed, not knowing what to do. See no way forward Feel overwhelmed, not knowing what to do. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈앞이 환해지다”: To come to understand the ways of the world clearly. 2 meanings see clearly or see a way forward To come to understand the ways of the world clearly. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 거칠다”: Be unpleasant to look at and displeasing Be offensive to the eye Be unpleasant to look at and displeasing Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 나다”: Lose trust and come to be disliked. Shared · 2 Fall out of favor Lose trust and come to be disliked. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다”: To be very lovable. be utterly adorable To be very lovable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 띄다”: Become conspicuous. Stand out visibly Become conspicuous. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 모가 서다”: Look with an angry expression in the eyes Look angrily Look with an angry expression in the eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 모를 세우다”: Stare with an angry look. Glare angrily Stare with an angry look. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 밟히다”: To remain unforgotten and repeatedly come before one’s eyes. haunt one’s mind’s eye To remain unforgotten and repeatedly come before one’s eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 보이는 것이 없다”: Be unable to judge sensibly Lose all judgment Be unable to judge sensibly Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 불을 달다”: Open one's eyes wide with anger. Glare in anger Open one's eyes wide with anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 불을 켜다”: To be extremely greedy or attentive. 2 meanings be intensely eager or glare angrily To be extremely greedy or attentive. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 쌍심지가 나다”: Open one's eyes wide in great anger. Shared · 6 Glare furiously Open one's eyes wide in great anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 쌍심지를 켜다”: To stare wide-eyed in extreme anger. Shared · 6 glare furiously To stare wide-eyed in extreme anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 아른거리다”: Have a memory of a person, event, or the like come to mind Shared · 2 Linger before the mind’s eye Have a memory of a person, event, or the like come to mind Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 안경”: Even a worthless object looks good if it pleases its owner. Shared · 2 Beauty is in the beholder's eye Even a worthless object looks good if it pleases its owner. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 어리다”: For an image to remain unforgotten and come vividly to mind. remain vivid in one’s mind For an image to remain unforgotten and come vividly to mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 익다”: To be familiar from having been seen many times. look familiar To be familiar from having been seen many times. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 잘 보이다”: Gain someone’s recognition Find favor Gain someone’s recognition Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 차다”: Be satisfyingly pleasing. Meet one's expectations Be satisfyingly pleasing. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 칼날이 서다”: To flash one’s eyes viciously and glare. Shared · 2 have a venomous glare To flash one’s eyes viciously and glare. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 칼을 세우다”: Flash one’s eyes and glare viciously Shared · 2 Glare venomously Flash one’s eyes and glare viciously Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 풀칠하다”: See things incorrectly, as though with closed eyes. See things wrongly See things incorrectly, as though with closed eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 핏발을 세우다”: To become so angry or excited that one’s eyes grow bloodshot. become bloodshot with anger To become so angry or excited that one’s eyes grow bloodshot. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 핏발이 서다”: Become angry and resolve to act, or grow excited Bridle with anger Become angry and resolve to act, or grow excited Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 헛거미가 잡히다”: Have flickering vision through weakness from hunger. 2 meanings Have blurred vision from hunger or greed Have flickering vision through weakness from hunger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 흙이 들어가다”: To die and be buried in the ground. Shared · 2 be dead and buried To die and be buried in the ground. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 딱정벌레가 왔다 갔다 하다”: Figuratively, the flickering vision when dizziness suddenly clouds one’s consciousness Feel dizzy and dazed Figuratively, the flickering vision when dizziness suddenly clouds one’s consciousness Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 번개가 번쩍 나다”: When struck hard on the cheek, head, or the like, have one's vision suddenly darken and a flash appear briefly before disappearing. See stars after a blow When struck hard on the cheek, head, or the like, have one's vision suddenly darken and a flash appear briefly before disappearing. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 벗어나다”: To become free from surveillance or restraint. escape surveillance To become free from surveillance or restraint. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 황이 나다”: Said when one feels deeply wronged or jealous Burn with grievance or jealousy Said when one feels deeply wronged or jealous Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 거치다”: Review or judge writing or the like. Undergo review Review or judge writing or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 곤두세우다”: To have a fierce look in one’s eyes from anger. Shared · 3 glare angrily To have a fierce look in one’s eyes from anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 굴리다”: Turn one’s pupils this way and that Move one’s gaze around Turn one’s pupils this way and that Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 까뒤집다”: A strongly vulgar expression for losing one’s senses through engrossment, usually in something bad Shared · 6 Work in a frenzy A strongly vulgar expression for losing one’s senses through engrossment, usually in something bad Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 끌다”: Arouse curiosity and make people look. 2 meanings Attract the eye Arouse curiosity and make people look. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 돌리다”: Shift one's interest. Turn one's attention Shift one's interest. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 뒤집다”: To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Shared · 6 become obsessively reckless To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 똑바로 뜨다”: Stay alert and pay attention Keep one’s eyes open Stay alert and pay attention Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 맞추다”: Look into each other's eyes. Make eye contact Look into each other's eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 밝히다”: To concentrate one’s attention or exert effort to find something. search intently To concentrate one’s attention or exert effort to find something. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 붙이다”: Sleep Get some sleep Sleep Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 속이다”: Use a temporary trick to fool an observer. Deceive someone's watchful eye Use a temporary trick to fool an observer.