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Korean idiom serve time in prison

감옥신세를 지다

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  • 감옥신세를 지다

English rendering serve time in prison Literal translation: “be beholden to prison”

Meaning 1

감옥에 갇혀 지내는 것을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for living confined in prison.

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‘감옥살이하다「1」’를 비유적으로 이르는 말.

‘감옥살이-하다’

감옥에 갇히어 지내다.

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Dictionary example 1

이번에도 또 감옥신세를 져야 정신을 차리겠어?

Do you need to end up in prison yet again before you come to your senses?

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“감옥신세를 지다” — serve time in prison: A figurative expression for living confined in prison.
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