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Korean idiom Squirm restlessly

도지개를 틀다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 도지개를 틀다
  • 도지개를 틀다

English rendering Squirm restlessly Literal translation: “Twist a bow straightener”

Meaning 1

얌전히 앉아 있지 못하고 몸을 이리저리 꼬며 움직이다.

Be unable to sit quietly, twisting and moving one’s body about

Dictionary example 1

아버지가 훈계하시는 동안 내내 아들 녀석은 가만히 있질 못하고 도지개를 틀고 하품을 하고 난리를 쳤다.

Throughout his father’s lecture, the son could not sit still, squirming, yawning, and making a fuss.

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“도지개를 틀다” — Squirm restlessly: Be unable to sit quietly, twisting and moving one’s body about
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