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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 “목구멍까지 차오르다”: For anger, desire, an impulse, or the like to become unbearable. rise to an unbearable level For anger, desire, an impulse, or the like to become unbearable. Illustration of the first meaning of “목구멍에 풀칠하다”: Barely survive without starving Barely keep hunger at bay Barely survive without starving Illustration of the first meaning of “목구멍의 때를 벗기다”: Eat until full. Eat one's fill Eat until full. Illustration of the first meaning of “목구멍이 크다”: To eat a great deal because one has a large appetite. 2 meanings have a huge appetite or great greed To eat a great deal because one has a large appetite. Illustration of the first meaning of “목대를 잡다”: Lead several people and direct their work Supervise workers Lead several people and direct their work Illustration of the first meaning of “목덜미를 잡히다”: To have a weakness or vital point seized upon. 2 meanings be caught by a weakness To have a weakness or vital point seized upon. Illustration of the first meaning of “목돈을 찌르다”: Secretly give someone a large bribe. Give a large secret bribe Secretly give someone a large bribe. Illustration of the first meaning of “목소리를 곤두세우다”: To shout loudly out of irritation. raise one’s voice sharply To shout loudly out of irritation. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 거두다”: To stop breathing and die. pass away To stop breathing and die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 끊다”: Kill oneself or another person Shared · 2 Take a life Kill oneself or another person Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 도모하다”: Try to find a way to live when close to death Seek a way to survive Try to find a way to live when close to death Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 바치다”: Work for something with one's life at stake. Dedicate one's life Work for something with one's life at stake. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 버리다”: Take one's own life. 2 meanings Take one's own life; work regardless of death Take one's own life. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 잃다”: A euphemistic expression for to die. lose one’s life A euphemistic expression for to die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨이 왔다 갔다 하다”: Be at an extremely dangerous juncture Hover between life and death Be at an extremely dangerous juncture Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 거미줄 치다”: Become unable to eat anything because of poverty Go hungry through poverty Become unable to eat anything because of poverty Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 걸리다”: Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock. 3 meanings Be unable to swallow; be blocked; worry Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 칼이 들어와도”: An expression for persisting to the end whatever happens, meaning one will desperately refuse to yield even prepared to die. even at knifepoint An expression for persisting to the end whatever happens, meaning one will desperately refuse to yield even prepared to die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 힘을 주다”: Act pompously or as though looking down on others Put on airs Act pompously or as though looking down on others Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 힘이 들어가다”: Show off one's authority, ability, or the like. Show off one's authority Show off one's authority, ability, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 걸다”: To resolve to give one’s life. 2 meanings stake one’s life or job To resolve to give one’s life. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 놓아”: Loudly without restraint or reserve, chiefly when crying or shouting. Shared · 2 at the top of one’s voice Loudly without restraint or reserve, chiefly when crying or shouting. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 떼다”: Dismiss someone from a workplace Shared · 4 Fire someone Dismiss someone from a workplace Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 베다”: Expel someone from a workplace Shared · 4 Dismiss someone Expel someone from a workplace Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 세우다”: Become extremely angry or excited. Become agitated Become extremely angry or excited. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 자르다”: Dismiss someone from work. Shared · 4 Fire someone Dismiss someone from work. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 조이다”: To torment someone and bring them to ruin or make life unbearable. strangle someone’s prospects To torment someone and bring them to ruin or make life unbearable. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 축이다”: Drink water or the like because one is thirsty Quench one’s thirst Drink water or the like because one is thirsty Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 치다”: Dismiss someone from work. Shared · 4 Dismiss someone Dismiss someone from work. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 파다”: To stab the neck with a knife or the like. stab someone in the throat To stab the neck with a knife or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 풀다”: To prepare one’s voice before traditional singing, a song, a speech, or the like. warm up one’s voice To prepare one’s voice before traditional singing, a song, a speech, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 간들거리다”: Face a mortal crisis 2 meanings Have one’s life or job in danger Face a mortal crisis Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 곧다”: Refuse readily to yield to others and be very obstinate Be stiff-necked Refuse readily to yield to others and be very obstinate Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 날아가다”: Be killed. 2 meanings Shared · 4 Be killed or fired Be killed. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 달랑달랑하다”: To be in danger of losing one’s position. have one’s position on the line To be in danger of losing one’s position. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 떨어지다”: Be killed 2 meanings Shared · 4 Be killed or removed from office Be killed Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 마르게”: With intense anxious longing. With desperate longing With intense anxious longing. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 막히다”: For sorrow to well up. choke with sorrow For sorrow to well up. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 붙어 있다”: Remain alive. 2 meanings Survive; hang on to a position Remain alive. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 빠지게 기다리다”: To wait with intense longing and anxiety. Shared · 4 wait with desperate longing To wait with intense longing and anxiety. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 잘리다”: Be dismissed from a workplace Be fired Be dismissed from a workplace Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 찢어지게”: With all the voice one can muster At the top of one’s voice With all the voice one can muster Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 타다”: Feel intense thirst. Be very thirsty Feel intense thirst. Illustration of the first meaning of “목자가 사납다”: For one’s eyes to look spiteful and fierce. have fierce-looking eyes For one’s eyes to look spiteful and fierce. Illustration of the first meaning of “목젖이 간질간질하다”: To feel impatient because one wants to say something. itch to speak To feel impatient because one wants to say something. Illustration of the first meaning of “목젖이 내리다”: Have one’s uvula swell from a cold, overwork, or the like Have a swollen uvula Have one’s uvula swell from a cold, overwork, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “목젖이 닳다”: Want to eat something excessively. Shared · 2 Crave food intensely Want to eat something excessively. Illustration of the first meaning of “목젖이 떨어지다”: Want to eat something excessively. Shared · 2 Crave food intensely Want to eat something excessively. Illustration of the first meaning of “목젖이 타는 것 같다”: To be tense and anxious. be tense with anxiety To be tense and anxious. Illustration of the first meaning of “목청을 돋우다”: Raise one's voice. Raise one's voice Raise one's voice. Illustration of the first meaning of “목청을 뽑다”: To sing in a loud voice. sing at the top of one’s voice To sing in a loud voice. Illustration of the first meaning of “몸 둘 바를 모르다”: Not know how to conduct oneself Not know what to do with oneself Not know how to conduct oneself Illustration of the first meaning of “몸살 차살 하다”: Figuratively, be unable to stay still and behave extremely annoyingly as though restless with bodily aches Be restlessly troublesome Figuratively, be unable to stay still and behave extremely annoyingly as though restless with bodily aches Illustration of the first meaning of “몸살이 나다”: To be unbearably impatient to do something. be desperately eager To be unbearably impatient to do something. Illustration of the first meaning of “몸에 배다”: Become thoroughly accustomed through repeated experience or practice. Become second nature Become thoroughly accustomed through repeated experience or practice. Illustration of the first meaning of “몸으로 뛰다”: To work or act by physically doing something. take practical action To work or act by physically doing something. Illustration of the first meaning of “몸을 가지다”: Become pregnant 2 meanings Be pregnant or menstruate Become pregnant Illustration of the first meaning of “몸을 꼬다”: Act bashfully or flirtatiously. Act coyly Act bashfully or flirtatiously. Illustration of the first meaning of “몸을 닦다”: To cultivate one’s mind and character. cultivate oneself To cultivate one’s mind and character. Illustration of the first meaning of “몸을 더럽히다”: Have one’s chastity taken away Be deprived of one’s chastity Have one’s chastity taken away