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Idioms linked to “가슴” · Linked dictionary word

가슴에 칼을 품다

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  • 가슴에 칼을 품다

English rendering Harbor malice Literal translation: “Carry a knife in one’s chest”

Meaning 1

상대편에게 모진 마음을 먹거나 흉악한 생각을 하다.

Form a cruel intent or vicious thought toward another person

Dictionary example 1

당신이 그 말을 한 이후로 저 사람은 가슴에 칼을 품고 있으니 조심하시오.

Since you said that, that person has been harboring malice, so be careful.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “가슴”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴에 피멍이 들다”: An emphatic expression for indelible bitter pain and harsh sorrow lodged in one's heart. Be deeply scarred emotionally An emphatic expression for indelible bitter pain and harsh sorrow lodged in one's heart. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 도려내다”: To cause emotional pain. tear at someone’s heart To cause emotional pain. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 뒤흔들다”: Make someone feel excited or fluttery Set hearts fluttering Make someone feel excited or fluttery Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 불태우다”: Act with intense, surging motivation or momentum. Act with burning passion Act with intense, surging motivation or momentum. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 앓다”: Feel mental pain through anxious fretting Suffer heartache Feel mental pain through anxious fretting Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 열다”: To reveal or receive one’s innermost feelings. Shared · 5 open one’s heart To reveal or receive one’s innermost feelings. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 저미다”: Cause pain as though cutting the chest with a knife, from very profound and intense thoughts or feelings. Cause a piercing ache Cause pain as though cutting the chest with a knife, from very profound and intense thoughts or feelings. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 짓찧다”: Experience extremely severe emotional pain Suffer crushing heartache Experience extremely severe emotional pain Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 찢다”: Cause pain as though the chest were being torn through sorrow or resentment. Break someone's heart Cause pain as though the chest were being torn through sorrow or resentment. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 치다”: To receive a great emotional shock. Shared · 2 strike one’s heart To receive a great emotional shock.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 태우다”: Worry intensely Fret desperately Worry intensely Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 펴다”: Be confident with no need to bow. Stand proud Be confident with no need to bow. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴을 헤쳐 놓다”: To reveal all one’s thoughts or words without reserve. Shared · 5 bare one’s heart To reveal all one’s thoughts or words without reserve. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 넓다”: Be very understanding. Be broad-minded Be very understanding. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 두방망이질하다”: For one’s heart to beat extremely forcefully. have one’s heart pound For one’s heart to beat extremely forcefully. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 뜨겁다”: Be deeply moved with gratitude after receiving profound love and care Be deeply moved with gratitude Be deeply moved with gratitude after receiving profound love and care Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 뜨끔하다”: Be suddenly startled or conscience-stricken by a stimulus. Feel a sudden pang Be suddenly startled or conscience-stricken by a stimulus. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 막히다”: To have one’s heart filled with great joy or emotion. be overwhelmed with joy To have one’s heart filled with great joy or emotion. Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 무겁다”: Have one’s spirits sink through sorrow or worry Have a heavy heart Have one’s spirits sink through sorrow or worry Illustration of the first meaning of “가슴이 무너져 내리다”: Receive such a severe shock that one struggles to compose oneself. Be emotionally devastated Receive such a severe shock that one struggles to compose oneself.

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