Idioms linked to “간담01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering be terribly startled Literal translation: “the liver and gallbladder drop”
To be terribly startled.
Dictionary example 1
아이가 갑자기 발작을 하여 간담이 떨어지는 줄 알았다.
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Shared · 5 Lay bare one’s heart Speak all one’s innermost thoughts without hiding anything 
Shared · 4 Be chilled with fright Be so startled that one feels a chill of terror 
Shared · 4 Shrink with terror Describes great surprise and fear, suggesting that one's liver and gallbladder have shrunk to a mere handful. 
Shared · 2 Be heartbroken Be terribly distressed or sad. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 charm or torment To win someone’s favor through honeyed words, flattery, or coquettish behavior. 
Make someone fret Make someone extremely anxious and uneasy 
Shared · 2 Be overwhelmed by grief or anger Find sorrow, anger, or the like so great that it is difficult to endure. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 be charmed or tormented To feel more than ordinarily delighted because one likes something. 
Be overcome with shock or disappointment Be so shocked or disappointed that it feels as though one’s liver has melted away 
Be deeply hurt Feel deeply wounded. 
be consumed by anxiety To be inwardly tormented by anxiety and worry. 
2 meanings burst with rage An insulting expression meaning that one’s entrails burst. 
An illness becomes deeply entrenched Of an illness, penetrate so deeply into the body that it is hard to cure. Browse in Hangul order.
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