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Idioms under “ㅁ” — 431 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 “맺거니 듣거니”: Of tears or the like, well up, gather, and fall. Gather and fall in drops Of tears or the like, well up, gather, and fall. Illustration of the first meaning of “맺고 끊다”: To handle matters firmly and thoroughly with clear judgment. handle matters decisively To handle matters firmly and thoroughly with clear judgment. Illustration of the first meaning of “맺고 끊은 듯하다”: For an affair or action to be clear in reason and without gaps Be precise and decisive For an affair or action to be clear in reason and without gaps Illustration of the first meaning of “맺힌 데가 없다”: Have a disposition that does not nurse grudges 2 meanings Be open-hearted or lax Have a disposition that does not nurse grudges Illustration of the first meaning of “맺힌 데가 없이”: Without a resentful or brooding disposition. without holding grudges Without a resentful or brooding disposition. Illustration of the first meaning of “맺힌 데가 있다”: Have a precise, capable character with no loose ends. Have a shrewd, firm character Have a precise, capable character with no loose ends. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리 위에 앉다”: See through another person's thoughts or actions. 2 meanings Read someone's mind; lord it over someone See through another person's thoughts or actions. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리 회전이 빠르다”: To have clear, intelligent thinking or judgment. be quick-thinking To have clear, intelligent thinking or judgment. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 가볍다”: To feel refreshed and mentally unburdened. feel clear-headed To feel refreshed and mentally unburdened. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 굳다”: For one’s thinking or ideology to be stubborn. 2 meanings have rigid or dull thinking For one’s thinking or ideology to be stubborn. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 굵다”: Come to think or judge like an adult Shared · 4 Grow mature Come to think or judge like an adult Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 깨다”: Escape backward ideas Be enlightened Escape backward ideas Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 무겁다”: Feel unwell or have a dull headache. Have a heavy head Feel unwell or have a dull headache. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 복잡하다”: To have many worries. have much on one’s mind To have many worries. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 비다”: Have no judgment or insight Shared · 4 Be empty-headed Have no judgment or insight Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 빠지다”: Feel mental strain because a task is complex or difficult. Be strained by difficult work Feel mental strain because a task is complex or difficult. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 수그러지다”: To feel respect arise. Shared · 2 feel compelled to bow in respect To feel respect arise. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 썩다”: Have one's thinking or ideology become outdated and unusable. Have an outdated mind Have one's thinking or ideology become outdated and unusable. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 잘 돌아가다”: Readily devise thoughts or solutions on the spot. Think quickly on one's feet Readily devise thoughts or solutions on the spot. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 젖다”: Be imbued with an ideology, custom, or the like Be steeped in an idea Be imbued with an ideology, custom, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 크다”: To come to think or judge like an adult. Shared · 4 begin thinking like an adult To come to think or judge like an adult. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리끝에서 발끝까지”: An emphatic expression for the whole body From head to toe An emphatic expression for the whole body Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 굴리다”: Use one’s mind to devise a solution Shared · 2 Use one’s brains Use one’s mind to devise a solution Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 굽히다”: Submit or display a deferential stance. Shared · 2 Bow in submission Submit or display a deferential stance. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 긁다”: To scratch one’s head to ease awkwardness when one is shy or embarrassed and does not know what to do. scratch one’s head in embarrassment To scratch one’s head to ease awkwardness when one is shy or embarrassed and does not know what to do. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 깎다”: Become a Buddhist monk 2 meanings Become a monk or serve prison time Become a Buddhist monk Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 깎이다”: Have something forced on one by another. Be forced into something Have something forced on one by another. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 내밀다”: To show oneself at a place. put in an appearance To show oneself at a place. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 들다”: For suppressed or hidden thoughts, forces, or the like to emerge outwardly Shared · 2 Emerge from suppression For suppressed or hidden thoughts, forces, or the like to emerge outwardly Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 맞대다”: Face one another to discuss or decide something. Put one's heads together Face one another to discuss or decide something. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 모으다”: To gather close together for an important discussion. 2 meanings put one’s heads together To gather close together for an important discussion. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 빠뜨리다”: Be extremely disappointed or discouraged. Shared · 3 Feel deeply disappointed Be extremely disappointed or discouraged. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 숙이다”: Submit or show a humble attitude 2 meanings Shared · 2 Bow in submission or respect Submit or show a humble attitude Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 식히다”: Calm an excited or tense mind. Clear one's head Calm an excited or tense mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 싸고”: With all one’s strength and heart. with all one’s strength With all one’s strength and heart. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 싸매다”: Try with all one’s strength Make every effort Try with all one’s strength Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 썩이다”: To agonize over something and become absorbed in thought. Shared · 2 rack one’s brains To agonize over something and become absorbed in thought. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쓰다”: Consider various aspects deeply or devise ideas. Think carefully Consider various aspects deeply or devise ideas. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 얹다”: To braid a woman’s long hair in two sections, cross them behind both ears, and coil them together above the forehead. 3 meanings Shared · 2 arrange hair up or enter married life To braid a woman’s long hair in two sections, cross them behind both ears, and coil them together above the forehead. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 얹히다”: Have relations with a young courtesan and thereby put her hair up 2 meanings Initiate a courtesan or marry off a woman Have relations with a young courtesan and thereby put her hair up Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 올리다”: Braid a woman's long hair in two, cross the braids behind the ears, and coil them together above the forehead. 3 meanings Shared · 2 Put up one's hair; become a full gisaeng; marry Braid a woman's long hair in two, cross the braids behind the ears, and coil them together above the forehead. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쥐어짜다”: Think hard with extreme effort Rack one’s brains Think hard with extreme effort Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 짓누르다”: Receive a strong mental stimulus. Weigh heavily on one's mind Receive a strong mental stimulus. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쳐들다”: For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. Shared · 2 rear its head For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 풀다”: To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. let one’s hair down in mourning To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 흔들다”: Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion Shake one’s head in refusal Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion Illustration of the first meaning of “머리악을 쓰다”: Vulgarly, try with all one’s might Strain every nerve Vulgarly, try with all one’s might Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 그려 넣다”: Remember an object or fact firmly Shared · 2 Fix firmly in memory Remember an object or fact firmly Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 맴돌다”: Have an unclear thought recur continually. Keep circling in one's mind Have an unclear thought recur continually. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 새겨 넣다”: To remember an object or fact firmly. Shared · 2 engrave in one’s memory To remember an object or fact firmly. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 서리가 앉다”: Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old Grow gray or old Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 쥐가 나다”: Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation. Have one's mind seize up Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 털 나고”: Since one came into the world. Shared · 2 since one was born Since one came into the world. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 피도 안 마르다”: Still be far from adulthood, or be young Shared · 5 Still be a mere child Still be far from adulthood, or be young Illustration of the first meaning of “머리칼이 곤두서다”: Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise Shared · 2 Have one’s hair stand on end Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise Illustration of the first meaning of “머리털이 곤두서다”: Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock. Shared · 2 Have one's hair stand on end Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리통에 털 나고”: A disparaging expression meaning since one came into the world. Shared · 2 since one was born A disparaging expression meaning since one came into the world. Illustration of the first meaning of “머릿살을 앓다”: Colloquially, to suffer a headache over a troublesome matter. rack one’s brains Colloquially, to suffer a headache over a troublesome matter. Illustration of the first meaning of “머릿살이 아프다”: Vulgarly, have a headache 2 meanings Have a headache or troubled mind Vulgarly, have a headache Illustration of the first meaning of “머릿살이 어지럽다”: Feel confused and unsettled. Feel mentally unsettled Feel confused and unsettled.