Idioms linked to “눈01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Widen one’s eyes in surprise Literal translation: “The eyes become round”
Open one’s eyes wide from great surprise or puzzlement
Dictionary example 1
연락도 없이 돌아온 아들을 본 어머니는 눈이 동그래지셨다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text눈이 동그래지다
Explore the body parts or scenes linked to this idiom.
A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Shared · 5 lose one’s reason To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. 
Have eyes wide with shock Have one's eyes widen from surprise or fear. 
stare fixedly An expression for gazing at one spot without moving. 
Have many watching eyes Have many people watching 
Be attracted to each other Of two people, have feelings or intentions connect. 
Have poor powers of observation Have a weak ability to observe and understand things 
Suddenly come alert Suddenly regain alertness. 
be consumed by self-interest To be intensely absorbed in seeking only one’s own advantage. 
Shared · 4 wait anxiously for ages To wait a long time in great anguish. 
Shared · 2 Misjudge something obvious A reproachful expression used when someone misperceives the obvious 
Be beside oneself with rage Become so excited and enraged that one nearly loses reason 
Be offensive to watch Find someone's behavior unpleasant and disgusting to see. 
Be intensely obsessed with self-interest An emphatic expression for being intensely absorbed in pursuing only one's own interests. 
be very much alive To be fully alive and well. 
Be easily moved to tears Lack emotional hardness and readily show tears 
Gain understanding Develop discerning understanding. 
2 meanings be bewildered or illiterate To be dizzy and mentally at a complete loss. 
Gain understanding Become able to judge things or phenomena 
Shared · 2 Be dizzyingly busy or fast Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up. 
2 meanings have eyes like lamps A figurative expression for large, round eyes. Browse in Hangul order.
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