Idioms linked to “간08” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Become terrified Literal translation: “The liver shrivels”
Become extremely afraid or frightened
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Be timid Lack boldness and be very fearful. 
Shared · 4 Feel anxious and uneasy Feel anxious and uneasy. 
be scared stiff To be so frightened that one cannot act confidently. 
Shared · 3 be bold To be fearless and very bold. 
Be consumed by worry Feel as though one is burning inside from excessive worry and distress 
Seem willing to give anything Figuratively, an attitude suggesting one would give anything without holding back 
Have no courage or principles Submit to others without courage or firm principles. 
Shared · 2 barely make a dent in one’s hunger For the amount eaten to be so small that it is as good as eating nothing. 
act frivolously To behave frivolously. 
2 meanings Be frantic or furious Face such urgency that one feels as though one’s liver is burning 
Shared · 3 be recklessly bold A coarse expression for becoming excessively bold. 
Be timid A vulgar expression for being undaring and extremely fearful 
Shared · 3 Have tremendous nerve A vulgar expression for being fearless and very bold. 
Shared · 2 build up one’s nerve Colloquially, to increase one’s courage and magnanimity. 
Shared · 3 Get too damned bold A vulgar expression for becoming excessively bold. 
Shared · 3 have a lot of guts A coarse expression meaning to be fearless and very bold. 
Shared · 2 Build up one’s nerve Vulgarly, increase one’s courage and generosity of spirit 
2 meanings Shared · 2 Be insufficient or unsatisfying Have eaten so little that it is as if one had eaten nothing 
Give everything to curry favor Give something important unstintingly to please someone. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 charm or torment To win someone’s favor through honeyed words, flattery, or coquettish behavior. Browse in Hangul order.
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