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Idioms linked to “눈01” · Linked dictionary word

눈 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 똑바로 뜨다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 눈(을) 똑바로 뜨다
  • 눈을 똑바로 뜨다
  • 눈 똑바로 뜨다

English rendering Keep one’s eyes open Literal translation: “Open one’s eyes straight”

Meaning 1

정신을 차리고 주의를 기울이다.

Stay alert and pay attention

Dictionary example 1

다시는 실수하지 않도록 눈 똑바로 뜨고 일해야 한다.

You must work with your eyes open so you do not make another mistake.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 맞추다”: Look into each other's eyes. Make eye contact Look into each other's eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 밝히다”: To concentrate one’s attention or exert effort to find something. search intently To concentrate one’s attention or exert effort to find something. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 붙이다”: Sleep Get some sleep Sleep Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 속이다”: Use a temporary trick to fool an observer. Deceive someone's watchful eye Use a temporary trick to fool an observer. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 씻고 보다”: To look with alertness and concentration. look very closely To look with alertness and concentration. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 씻고 보려야 볼 수 없다”: Be very rare and difficult to find Be extremely hard to find Be very rare and difficult to find Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 의심하다”: To distrust what one sees and find it strange, wondering whether one has seen wrongly. not believe one’s eyes To distrust what one sees and find it strange, wondering whether one has seen wrongly. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 크게 뜨다”: Stay intensely alert and attentive Keep one’s eyes wide open Stay intensely alert and attentive Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 틔워 주다”: Teach someone to recognize letters. 2 meanings Teach literacy or understanding Teach someone to recognize letters. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 피하다”: Avoid another person's observation. Avoid being seen Avoid another person's observation.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 가매지게”: A figurative expression describing intense waiting. Shared · 4 wait desperately A figurative expression describing intense waiting. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 곤두서다”: Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Shared · 3 Have venom rise in one’s eyes Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 까뒤집히다”: A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Shared · 5 Lose one's damned senses A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 나오다”: To be greatly startled. Shared · 6 have one’s eyes pop in surprise To be greatly startled. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 낮다”: To have a low level of discernment. have low standards To have a low level of discernment. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 높다”: Habitually seek only things better than the ordinary 2 meanings Have high standards or good taste Habitually seek only things better than the ordinary Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 돌아가다”: Lose judgment through shock or rage. 2 meanings Lose one's senses; have one's attention drawn Lose judgment through shock or rage. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 동그래지다”: Open one’s eyes wide from great surprise or puzzlement Widen one’s eyes in surprise Open one’s eyes wide from great surprise or puzzlement Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 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 “눈이 등잔만 하다”: Have one's eyes widen from surprise or fear. Have eyes wide with shock Have one's eyes widen from surprise or fear.

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“눈을 똑바로 뜨다” — Keep one’s eyes open: Stay alert and pay attention
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