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Idioms linked to “기름01” · Linked dictionary word

기름을 붓다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 기름을 붓다
  • 기름을 붓다

English rendering Fuel something further Literal translation: “Pour in oil”

Meaning 1

감정이나 행동을 부추겨 정도를 심하게 만드는 것을 강조하여 이르는 말.

An emphatic expression for intensifying emotion or behavior by encouraging it.

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‘기름을 끼얹다’를 강조하여 이르는 말.

‘기름을 끼얹다’

감정이나 행동을 부추겨 정도를 심하게 만들다.

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Dictionary example 1

정부가 부동산 투기에 기름을 붓고 있다.

The government is fueling property speculation.

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Related idioms

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 끼얹다”: Incite emotions or actions and intensify them Add fuel to the fire Incite emotions or actions and intensify them Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 짜다”: A figurative expression for owners of the means of production in a class society appropriating the fruits of labor without payment from direct producers who lack those means. 3 meanings exploit, crowd, or cry A figurative expression for owners of the means of production in a class society appropriating the fruits of labor without payment from direct producers who lack those means. Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 치다”: Colloquially, to use bribes so that a matter is handled smoothly. grease someone’s palm Colloquially, to use bribes so that a matter is handled smoothly. Illustration of the first meaning of “기름이 흐르다”: Be prosperous and plentiful Live in abundance Be prosperous and plentiful

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Illustration of the first meaning of “기미를 보다”: For a senior court lady to taste the king’s meals or medicinal decoctions first to check for poison Taste for poison For a senior court lady to taste the king’s meals or medicinal decoctions first to check for poison Illustration of the first meaning of “깨가 쏟아지다”: Be extremely charmingly intimate and enjoyable Be delightfully affectionate Be extremely charmingly intimate and enjoyable Illustration of the first meaning of “깨소금 맛”: An expression of great satisfaction at another person’s misfortune Delight in another’s misfortune An expression of great satisfaction at another person’s misfortune Illustration of the first meaning of “뒷맛이 쓰다”: For the feeling left after something ends to be unpleasant. leave a bitter aftertaste For the feeling left after something ends to be unpleasant. Illustration of the first meaning of “맛을 들이다”: To come to like or enjoy something. develop a taste for To come to like or enjoy something. Illustration of the first meaning of “맛을 붙이다”: Become drawn to something and take enjoyment in it Develop a taste for something Become drawn to something and take enjoyment in it Illustration of the first meaning of “맛이 가다”: Slang: seem not to be in a normal mental state. Seem mentally off Slang: seem not to be in a normal mental state. Illustration of the first meaning of “맛이 들다”: To come to like or enjoy something. come to enjoy something To come to like or enjoy something. Illustration of the first meaning of “맛이 붙다”: Feel something is pleasing and enjoyable Come to enjoy something Feel something is pleasing and enjoyable Illustration of the first meaning of “메주 밟듯”: Figuratively, travel evenly through every place without missing any Cover every corner Figuratively, travel evenly through every place without missing any

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“기름을 붓다” — Fuel something further: An emphatic expression for intensifying emotion or behavior by encouraging it.
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