Idioms under “ㅍ” — 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.
2 meanings Avenge blood with blood Of blood relatives, kill and fight one another.
strip away hard-earned wealth To mercilessly take wealth someone has amassed through blood and sweat.
Swear a firm oath Swear firmly to one another; from the former Chinese custom of drinking a sacrificial victim’s blood when making an oath
Torment or worry intensely Torment someone severely or make them intensely anxious.
inherit a bloodline To inherit a lineage.
2 meanings Cause bloodshed or suffer a heavy loss Have fighting cause bloodshed and casualties
Cause bloodshed Cause people to be injured or killed.
suck someone’s blood To exploit wealth, labor, or the like.
Be exploited Have one’s property, labor, or the like exploited
Bleed others dry Take and consume what others possess
Cry out in fierce indignation Express intense righteous indignation.
2 meanings Shed blood; toil sacrificially Cause casualties through fighting.
pull the strings Colloquially, to incite and manipulate from behind the scenes.
feel firsthand To experience personally.
Be quick-tempered Have a tendency to display a quick, sharp temper
be bloodthirsty To desire killing and wounding.
2 meanings Weep blood or bitterly Weep while coughing up blood
Be bloodthirsty Be filled with evil intent to kill or injure others.
become part of oneself For knowledge, nutrients, or the like to be fully assimilated and become one’s own.
Unavoidable Beyond one's control.
Black out Slang: lose consciousness or memory.
black out Colloquially, to lose consciousness or memory.
Have veins bulge with anger Become so angry or excited that blood fills the neck veins and the face reddens
Become angrily worked up Become angry or excited enough for neck veins to swell and the face to redden.
Feel the pull of kinship Feel intimacy through blood ties.