Idioms linked to “덜미01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering have one’s crime exposed Literal translation: “the nape is caught”
For one’s wrongdoing to be revealed.
Dictionary example 1
수표 위조범은 은행원의 신고로 덜미가 잡혔다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text덜미가 잡히다
Explore the body parts or scenes linked to this idiom.
A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Probe someone’s intentions Sound out another’s inner thoughts 
Pressure relentlessly Urge or corner someone severely. 
keep someone pinned down To seize another person’s weakness and prevent them from moving. 
Hold someone fast Make someone unable to move or escape 
be caught red-handed To be discovered while plotting or carrying out wrongdoing. 
2 meanings Grab by the scruff or press hard Seize someone by the nape and lead them away 
Strike a vulnerable point Attack or hit a weak point or the most important place. 
Be caught helplessly Be caught unable to move. 
Grab by the collar Seize and lift someone's collar. 
2 meanings Shared · 4 Be killed or fired A vulgar expression for being killed 
2 meanings Shared · 4 Be killed; lose one's position A vulgar expression for being killed. 
Get fired A vulgar expression for being dismissed from a job. 
Shared · 2 fire someone Coarsely, to dismiss someone from their job. 
Shared · 2 sack someone Coarsely, to dismiss someone from their job. 
a barely audible voice A low voice that is barely audible. 
rise to an unbearable level For anger, desire, an impulse, or the like to become unbearable. 
Barely keep hunger at bay Barely survive without starving Browse in Hangul order.
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