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Korean idiom run into a very difficult situation

된서방에 걸리다

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English rendering run into a very difficult situation Literal translation: “get caught by a stern husband”

Meaning 1

몹시 어렵고 까다로운 일을 당하다.

To encounter a very difficult and demanding situation.

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 까다로운 작업반장을 만나 된서방에 걸렸다고 생각했다.

When she met the demanding team leader, she felt she had landed in a very difficult situation.

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“된서방에 걸리다” — run into a very difficult situation: To encounter a very difficult and demanding situation.
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