WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “덜미01” · Linked dictionary word
덜미 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 짚다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 덜미(를) 짚다
- 덜미를 짚다
- 덜미 짚다
English rendering Grab by the scruff or press hard Literal translation: “Put a hand on the nape”
Meaning 1
덜미잡이를 하다.
Seize someone by the nape and lead them away
Dictionary example 1
아버지가 아들의 덜미를 짚고 집으로 데려갔다.
Father took his son by the scruff and led him home.
Meaning 2
덜미를 잡아 누르듯이 몹시 재촉하다.
Urge someone intensely, as though grasping and pressing their nape
Dictionary example 1
그 사람이 얼마나 덜미를 짚는지 옴짝달싹하지 못했다.
That person pressured me so much I could not move an inch.
