English rendering Be trapped with no escape Literal translation: “A rat inside a jar”
Figuratively, a position from which one cannot escape a predicament
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Writing text독 안에 든 쥐
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Chime in in agreement Join in affirming another’s words or take their side 
sharpen a millstone’s grooves To chip worn teeth of a millstone or grain mill to make them sharp. 
2 meanings Wreck something or settle a quarrel Crush and ruin an object or spoil an undertaking 
Bob one’s head or body Nod one’s head or body as though pounding a mill 
Housewife Literally, someone who handles the rice pot; a vulgar expression for a housewife, the woman managing a household 
Sell liquor Work as a liquor seller 
Make someone sell liquor Make someone engage in selling liquor. 
Insert a straining basket Insert a cylindrical straining basket to draw off liquor or soy sauce 
be helplessly at another’s mercy An expression for helplessness, meaning meat placed on a chopping board. 
Wear a winnowing basket for bedwetting For a child who wet the bed to put a winnowing basket over their head and be punished by going about to ask for salt the next morning Browse in Hangul order.
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