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Idioms under “ㅂ” — 393 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 “빨간 거짓말”: A lie so absurd that it is plainly exposed. Shared · 5 A blatant lie A lie so absurd that it is plainly exposed. Illustration of the first meaning of “빨간 상놈”: A lowborn wretch, beyond any qualification. Shared · 4 an utter lowborn wretch A lowborn wretch, beyond any qualification. Illustration of the first meaning of “빳빳이 굶다”: To go entirely without food because there is none or because one does not wish to eat. go completely without food To go entirely without food because there is none or because one does not wish to eat. Illustration of the first meaning of “빼다가 박다”: For appearance, circumstances, or the like to be similar. be a spitting image For appearance, circumstances, or the like to be similar. Illustration of the first meaning of “빼도 박도 못하다”: Be in such a difficult predicament that one can neither continue nor quit Be unable to proceed or withdraw Be in such a difficult predicament that one can neither continue nor quit Illustration of the first meaning of “뺑대쑥 밭이 되었다”: For a house site or the like to become ruins with only vacant ground remaining. be reduced to a wasteland For a house site or the like to become ruins with only vacant ground remaining. Illustration of the first meaning of “뺑줄을 치다”: Throw a weighted line to catch another person's kite. 2 meanings Snatch a kite; intercept property Throw a weighted line to catch another person's kite. Illustration of the first meaning of “뻘건 거짓말”: A lie so absurd that it is plainly exposed. Shared · 5 A blatant lie A lie so absurd that it is plainly exposed. Illustration of the first meaning of “뻘건 상놈”: A lowborn wretch, beyond any qualification. Shared · 4 an utter lowborn wretch A lowborn wretch, beyond any qualification. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 녹다”: To suffer through difficult or arduous work. toil to the bone To suffer through difficult or arduous work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 빠지게”: Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. Shared · 2 Work to the bone Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 휘도록”: Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time Shared · 2 Through backbreaking hardship Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈다귀를 녹이다”: Make someone feel enchanted 2 meanings Make someone melt Make someone feel enchanted Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈대가 굵어지다”: Grow to adulthood. Grow into adulthood Grow to adulthood. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈대가 있다”: Have distinguished family lineage 2 meanings Have good lineage or firm principles Have distinguished family lineage Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈도 못 추리다”: Be so outmatched in a fight that one suffers only losses with nothing left, as though not even bones could be gathered after death. Be utterly crushed Be so outmatched in a fight that one suffers only losses with nothing left, as though not even bones could be gathered after death. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 긁어내다”: For emotional pain or the like to be extremely intense. suffer searing inner pain For emotional pain or the like to be extremely intense. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 깎다”: Be so painful that it is extremely hard to endure Suffer excruciating pain Be so painful that it is extremely hard to endure Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 묻다”: Devote oneself to a group or organization for life. Devote one's life to an organization Devote oneself to a group or organization for life. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈만 남다”: To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness. Shared · 2 be skin and bones To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈만 앙상하다”: Become excessively thin through hunger, severe illness, or the like Shared · 2 Be skin and bones Become excessively thin through hunger, severe illness, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈에 사무치다”: Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. Pierce to the bone Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈에 새기다”: An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Shared · 4 engrave deeply in one’s heart An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈와 살로 만들다”: Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions Make something part of oneself Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈와 살이 되다”: Be mentally or spiritually helpful. Be spiritually nourishing Be mentally or spiritually helpful. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골에 사무치다”: An emphatic expression for resentment, pain, or the like being so deep and strong that it seems to penetrate one’s bones Shared · 2 Cut to the very marrow An emphatic expression for resentment, pain, or the like being so deep and strong that it seems to penetrate one’s bones Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골을 빼다”: Exhaust someone’s vitality and leave them without strength Drain one’s strength Exhaust someone’s vitality and leave them without strength Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골이 빠지다”: Perform extremely strenuous physical work. Work oneself to exhaustion Perform extremely strenuous physical work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골이 아프다”: To suffer so much that even the insides of one’s bones hurt. suffer to the marrow To suffer so much that even the insides of one’s bones hurt. Illustration of the first meaning of “뿌리 뽑히다”: Have the source from which something can arise and grow eliminated. Be eradicated Have the source from which something can arise and grow eliminated. Illustration of the first meaning of “뿌리가 깊다”: Have an origin going far back. Be deeply rooted Have an origin going far back. Illustration of the first meaning of “뿌리가 빠지다”: For even the source to be gone, leaving nothing at all. be utterly exhausted at the source For even the source to be gone, leaving nothing at all. Illustration of the first meaning of “뿌리를 뽑다”: Eliminate the source from which something can arise and grow Root out Eliminate the source from which something can arise and grow