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Idioms under “ㅊ” — 85 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 “총을 잡다”: Hold and fire a gun. 2 meanings Shoot; take up arms Hold and fire a gun. Illustration of the first meaning of “추격을 붙이다”: Have someone practice tactics. 2 meanings Drill tactics; set people against one another Have someone practice tactics. Illustration of the first meaning of “추렴을 들다”: Join others in contributing shares 2 meanings Join a contribution or conversation Join others in contributing shares Illustration of the first meaning of “출사표를 내다”: Announce an intention to join a match, competition, or the like. Shared · 2 Declare one's candidacy Announce an intention to join a match, competition, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “출사표를 던지다”: To announce one’s intention to enter a competition, contest, or the like. Shared · 2 declare one’s candidacy To announce one’s intention to enter a competition, contest, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “치가 떨리다”: To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Shared · 2 be furious or utterly fed up To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Illustration of the first meaning of “치감고 내리감다”: To wear silk for both upper and lower clothes, virtually wrapping the entire body in it. dress entirely in silk To wear silk for both upper and lower clothes, virtually wrapping the entire body in it. Illustration of the first meaning of “치도곤을 안기다”: Give severe punishment. 2 meanings Inflict harsh punishment or harm Give severe punishment. Illustration of the first meaning of “치를 떨다”: Be so miserly that one is reluctant to part with anything 2 meanings Balk at spending or shudder with anger Be so miserly that one is reluctant to part with anything Illustration of the first meaning of “치를 틀다”: A term formerly used in the royal court for forming a topknot Put one’s hair in a topknot A term formerly used in the royal court for forming a topknot Illustration of the first meaning of “치마폭이 넓다”: Sarcastically, meddle and interfere needlessly in others’ affairs Shared · 2 Be meddlesome Sarcastically, meddle and interfere needlessly in others’ affairs Illustration of the first meaning of “치맛자락이 넓다”: Sarcastically, interfere and meddle uselessly in others' affairs. Shared · 2 Meddle unnecessarily Sarcastically, interfere and meddle uselessly in others' affairs. Illustration of the first meaning of “치수를 내다”: Determine an object's dimensions, such as length. Set dimensions Determine an object's dimensions, such as length. Illustration of the first meaning of “치수를 대다”: To measure and determine dimensions. take measurements To measure and determine dimensions. Illustration of the first meaning of “칙사 대접”: An expression for extremely attentive, generous treatment. royal treatment An expression for extremely attentive, generous treatment. Illustration of the first meaning of “친정 일가 같다”: Despite being unrelated, have easy familiarity. Be familiar like one's own family Despite being unrelated, have easy familiarity. Illustration of the first meaning of “칠색 팔색을 하다”: Show extreme aversion Recoil intensely Show extreme aversion Illustration of the first meaning of “칠석물이 지다”: For rain on Chilseok, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, to cause flooding Flood on Chilseok For rain on Chilseok, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, to cause flooding Illustration of the first meaning of “칠성판을 지다”: Of a person, die or come close to death. 2 meanings Die; brave death Of a person, die or come close to death. Illustration of the first meaning of “침 발라 놓다”: To indicate that something is one’s own property. mark as one’s own To indicate that something is one’s own property. Illustration of the first meaning of “침식을 잊다”: Become absorbed in something. Forget food and sleep Become absorbed in something. Illustration of the first meaning of “침을 놓다”: Make someone unable to act by forcefully informing them or expressing a demand. Deliver a firm warning Make someone unable to act by forcefully informing them or expressing a demand. Illustration of the first meaning of “침을 뱉다”: Despise something as utterly petty or dirty, refusing even to look back at it Spurn with contempt Despise something as utterly petty or dirty, refusing even to look back at it Illustration of the first meaning of “침을 삼키다”: Want very much to eat food or the like. 2 meanings Shared · 4 Crave food or possession Want very much to eat food or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “침이 마르다”: Speak repeatedly about another person or object Shared · 5 Speak until one’s mouth runs dry Speak repeatedly about another person or object