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Idioms under “ㅋ” — 73 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 “칼을 갈다”: To prepare for fighting, aggression, or the like. 2 meanings sharpen one’s sword To prepare for fighting, aggression, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “칼을 맞다”: Be attacked with a blade Be struck by a blade Be attacked with a blade Illustration of the first meaning of “칼을 먹이다”: Divide a hwatu deck roughly in half and mix it evenly so cards from both halves interleave. Riffle-shuffle hwatu cards Divide a hwatu deck roughly in half and mix it evenly so cards from both halves interleave. Illustration of the first meaning of “칼을 빼 들다”: Try to resolve defects, problems, or the like Take decisive corrective action Try to resolve defects, problems, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “칼을 쓰다”: For a prisoner to put their neck through the opening in a wooden cangue Wear a cangue For a prisoner to put their neck through the opening in a wooden cangue Illustration of the first meaning of “칼을 씌우다”: Make a prisoner put their neck through the opening of a cangue. Put someone in a cangue Make a prisoner put their neck through the opening of a cangue. Illustration of the first meaning of “칼을 품다”: To harbor an intention to kill. harbor murderous intent To harbor an intention to kill. Illustration of the first meaning of “칼자루를 잡다”: Have actual authority over an undertaking Shared · 2 Hold the power Have actual authority over an undertaking Illustration of the first meaning of “칼자루를 휘두르다”: Use power. Wield authority Use power. Illustration of the first meaning of “칼춤을 추다”: To wield a sword skillfully. wield a sword skillfully To wield a sword skillfully. Illustration of the first meaning of “코 값을 하다”: Act with the dignity befitting a grown man Act like a dignified man Act with the dignity befitting a grown man Illustration of the first meaning of “코 먹은 소리”: A sound resonating inside the nose because the nose is blocked A nasal voice A sound resonating inside the nose because the nose is blocked Illustration of the first meaning of “코 묻은 돈”: A small amount of money belonging to a child. A child's little savings A small amount of money belonging to a child. Illustration of the first meaning of “코 아래 입”: Something very close by. something very close Something very close by. Illustration of the first meaning of “코 아래 진상”: Presenting a bribe or food An offering of food or a bribe Presenting a bribe or food Illustration of the first meaning of “코 큰 소리”: Words that put on airs. boastful talk Words that put on airs. Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 꿰이다”: To have one’s weakness seized upon. be held by a weakness To have one’s weakness seized upon. Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 납작해지다”: Suffer such humiliation or loss of spirit that one’s prestige plummets Lose face badly Suffer such humiliation or loss of spirit that one’s prestige plummets Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 높다”: Have an air of superiority and showing off. Be haughty Have an air of superiority and showing off. Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 땅에 닿다”: To lower one’s head deeply. bow deeply To lower one’s head deeply. Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 비뚤어지게”: To the point of becoming extremely drunk Until thoroughly drunk To the point of becoming extremely drunk Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 빠지다”: Become dispirited and drained through worry Be downcast with worry Become dispirited and drained through worry Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 세다”: Be obstinate and unwilling to listen to others. Be stubborn Be obstinate and unwilling to listen to others. Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 솟다”: Become conceited over something to boast of. Feel proud and puffed up Become conceited over something to boast of. Illustration of the first meaning of “코가 우뚝하다”: To put on airs and behave arrogantly. act conceitedly To put on airs and behave arrogantly. Illustration of the first meaning of “코끝도 볼 수 없다”: Be unable to see someone at all because they never appear. Never see even a glimpse Be unable to see someone at all because they never appear. Illustration of the first meaning of “코끝도 안 보인다”: To make no appearance at all. not show one’s face To make no appearance at all. Illustration of the first meaning of “코끼리 비스킷”: Figuratively, something so little that eating it makes scarcely any difference. An insignificant morsel Figuratively, something so little that eating it makes scarcely any difference. Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 납작하게 만들다”: Crush someone's confidence. Deflate someone's pride Crush someone's confidence. Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 내다”: In knitting, form loops with netting or knitting yarn. Cast on stitches In knitting, form loops with netting or knitting yarn. Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 떼다”: To be embarrassed or scolded. be rebuked or embarrassed To be embarrassed or scolded. Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 빠뜨리다”: Render something unusable or ruin an undertaking Spoil something Render something unusable or ruin an undertaking Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 싸쥐다”: Be unable to hold one's head up from embarrassment or rebuke. Be humbled with embarrassment Be unable to hold one's head up from embarrassment or rebuke. Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 줍다”: In knitting, to catch edge stitches of a cuff, hem, or the like with a needle. pick up stitches In knitting, to catch edge stitches of a cuff, hem, or the like with a needle. Illustration of the first meaning of “코를 쳐들다”: To put on airs and act puffed up. turn up one’s nose To put on airs and act puffed up. Illustration of the first meaning of “코빼기도 내밀지 않다”: Disparagingly, describe someone not appearing at all Fail to show one’s face Disparagingly, describe someone not appearing at all Illustration of the first meaning of “코빼기도 못 보다”: Disparagingly, express being unable to see someone at all because they never appear. Not catch even a glimpse Disparagingly, express being unable to see someone at all because they never appear. Illustration of the first meaning of “코에 걸다”: Display something as a source of pride. Boast of something Display something as a source of pride. Illustration of the first meaning of “코웃음을 치다”: Look down on and ridicule another Sneer Look down on and ridicule another Illustration of the first meaning of “코침을 주다”: Put a wick into a nostril to stimulate it. 2 meanings Tickle someone's nose; irritate someone Put a wick into a nostril to stimulate it. Illustration of the first meaning of “코털이 세다”: Feel troubled and anxious because things do not go as one wishes Fret over things going wrong Feel troubled and anxious because things do not go as one wishes Illustration of the first meaning of “코피가 터지다”: To suffer damage or loss. suffer losses To suffer damage or loss. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧대가 높다”: Have an attitude of showing off and acting superior. Be haughty Have an attitude of showing off and acting superior. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧대를 낮추다”: To rein in one’s conceit or pride. humble oneself To rein in one’s conceit or pride. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧등이 붓다”: To be inwardly tormented because things do not go as intended. seethe with frustration To be inwardly tormented because things do not go as intended. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧등이 세다”: Refuse to listen readily to others and be very obstinate Be extremely stubborn Refuse to listen readily to others and be very obstinate Illustration of the first meaning of “콧등이 시다”: Feel extremely offended or disgusted. Feel disgusted Feel extremely offended or disgusted. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧등이 시큰하다”: To feel tears about to come from being moved or saddened. feel tears welling up To feel tears about to come from being moved or saddened. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧방귀를 뀌다”: Displeased or disgusted, barely acknowledge another’s words and offer no reply Snort dismissively Displeased or disgusted, barely acknowledge another’s words and offer no reply Illustration of the first meaning of “콧방을 맞다”: Colloquially, to be scolded. 2 meanings be rebuffed Colloquially, to be scolded. Illustration of the first meaning of “콧잔등이 간지럽다”: To find it hard to hold back laughter while pretending one has not tricked someone as a joke. struggle to suppress a mischievous laugh To find it hard to hold back laughter while pretending one has not tricked someone as a joke. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩 볶듯”: A figurative expression for the noisy rattle of gunfire. 2 meanings rattle like roasting beans A figurative expression for the noisy rattle of gunfire. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩 튀듯”: Figuratively, describe jumping about in intense anger. 2 meanings Shared · 2 Jump in anger; crackle with gunfire Figuratively, describe jumping about in intense anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩 튀듯 팥 튀듯”: A figurative expression for jumping about in extreme anger. Shared · 2 jump about in fury A figurative expression for jumping about in extreme anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩가루가 되다”: Of an object, be completely broken. 2 meanings Be shattered or ruined Of an object, be completely broken. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩나물 박히듯”: A figurative expression for things standing densely together. packed like bean sprouts A figurative expression for things standing densely together. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩노굿 일다”: For soybean flowers to bloom Soybeans bloom For soybean flowers to bloom Illustration of the first meaning of “콩대우를 파다”: To use a hoe to plant beans sparsely between rows of barley, wheat, millet, or the like in early spring. intercrop beans To use a hoe to plant beans sparsely between rows of barley, wheat, millet, or the like in early spring. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩밥 맛을 보다”: Colloquially, to live in prison. Shared · 3 serve time in prison Colloquially, to live in prison. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩밥 신세를 지다”: Vulgarly, be imprisoned Shared · 3 End up in prison Vulgarly, be imprisoned