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Korean idiom be cowed

꿈쩍 못 하다

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  • 꿈쩍 못 하다

English rendering be cowed Literal translation: “cannot budge”

Meaning 1

남의 힘이나 위엄에 눌리어 기를 펴지 못하다.

To be unable to assert oneself, overawed by another person’s strength or authority.

Dictionary example 1

덩치 큰 그가 나타나자 모두들 꿈쩍 못 하고 앉아 있기만 했다.

When the large man appeared, everyone just sat there, too cowed to move.

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“꿈쩍 못 하다” — be cowed: To be unable to assert oneself, overawed by another person’s strength or authority.
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