English rendering Hold the real authority Literal translation: “Grasp the axe handle”
Have actual authority over an undertaking
Dictionary example 1
이 일에 도낏자루를 쥔 사람은 부장이 아니라 사장이다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text도낏자루를 쥐다
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These idioms share an illustration on this site. Sharing an illustration does not mean they have the same meaning.
A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Squirm restlessly Be unable to sit quietly, twisting and moving one’s body about 
Threaten severely Threaten extremely harshly. 
2 meanings Stay entrenched or become a career soldier Remain in a position for a long time 
Use corporal punishment Strike with a switch, club, or the like. 
2 meanings Operate or tackle a deep problem Perform surgery 
2 meanings Wound deeply or make definite Plant a deeply bitter grievance in another person’s heart 
3 meanings Be deeply wounded; stand frozen; stare fixedly Have bitter feelings deeply lodged in one's heart. 
Interfere obstructively Intrude into another’s affair and obstruct it 
attach a kite’s bridle To attach bridle strings to a kite. 
2 meanings Snatch a kite; intercept property Throw a weighted line to catch another person's kite. Browse in Hangul order.
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