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Idioms linked to “눈-알” · Linked dictionary word

눈알이 빠지게 [빠지도록] Possible alternative: “빠지도록” · Usage not verified 기다리다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 눈알이 빠지게[빠지도록] 기다리다
  • 눈알이 빠지게 기다리다
  • 눈알이 빠지도록 기다리다 Unverified form

English rendering Wait desperately for ages Literal translation: “Wait until the eyeballs fall out [so they fall out]”

Meaning 1

몹시 애타게 오랫동안 기다리다.

Wait for a very long time in intense anxiety

Dictionary example 1

그들은 버스가 오기를 눈알이 빠지도록 기다렸지만 이미 버스는 끊어진 지 오래였다.

They waited desperately for the bus, but service had ended long ago.
동의어 눈이 빠지게[빠지도록] 기다리다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 빠지게 기다리다”: To wait a long time in great anguish. Shared · 4 wait anxiously for ages To wait a long time in great anguish.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알을 곤두세우다”: Have a venomous expression in one’s eyes from anger Shared · 3 Glare venomously Have a venomous expression in one’s eyes from anger Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알을 까뒤집다”: A highly vulgar expression for losing one's senses through obsession, usually with something bad. Shared · 6 Lose one's fucking senses A highly vulgar expression for losing one's senses through obsession, usually with something bad. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알을 뒤집다”: To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Shared · 6 become obsessively reckless To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 곤두서다”: Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Shared · 3 Have fierce eyes Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 까뒤집히다”: A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Shared · 5 Lose one's damned reason A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 나오다”: To be greatly startled. Shared · 6 have one’s eyes pop To be greatly startled. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 뒤집히다”: To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Shared · 5 lose one’s reason To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈알이 핑핑 돌다”: Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up. Shared · 2 Be dizzyingly busy or fast Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 거칠다”: Be unpleasant to look at and displeasing Be offensive to the eye Be unpleasant to look at and displeasing Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 나다”: Lose trust and come to be disliked. Shared · 2 Fall out of favor Lose trust and come to be disliked. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다”: To be very lovable. be utterly adorable To be very lovable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 띄다”: Become conspicuous. Stand out visibly Become conspicuous. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 모가 서다”: Look with an angry expression in the eyes Look angrily Look with an angry expression in the eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 모를 세우다”: Stare with an angry look. Glare angrily Stare with an angry look. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 밟히다”: To remain unforgotten and repeatedly come before one’s eyes. haunt one’s mind’s eye To remain unforgotten and repeatedly come before one’s eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 보이는 것이 없다”: Be unable to judge sensibly Lose all judgment Be unable to judge sensibly Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 불을 달다”: Open one's eyes wide with anger. Glare in anger Open one's eyes wide with anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 불을 켜다”: To be extremely greedy or attentive. 2 meanings be intensely eager or glare angrily To be extremely greedy or attentive.

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“눈알이 빠지게 기다리다” — Wait desperately for ages: Wait for a very long time in intense anxiety
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