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두 다리 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 뻗다 [펴다] Possible alternative: “펴다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 두 다리(를) 뻗다[펴다]
  • 두 다리를 뻗다
  • 두 다리 뻗다
  • 두 다리를 펴다 Unverified form
  • 두 다리 펴다 Unverified form

English rendering Rest easy Literal translation: “Stretch out [straighten] both legs”

Meaning 1

걱정되거나 애쓰던 일이 끝나 마음을 놓다.

Relax because a worrying or demanding matter has ended

Dictionary example 1

사람이 남의 눈에 눈물 뽑고 두 다리 펴고 편하게 살 수 있나?

Can anyone live comfortably after making others shed tears?
동의어 발(을) 뻗다[펴다]

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Illustration of the first meaning of “발을 뻗다”: Feel relieved after a worrying or demanding matter has ended. Shared · 6 Rest easy Feel relieved after a worrying or demanding matter has ended.

These idioms are linked to the same word, “두”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “두 동이 싸다”: To hesitate between alternatives without a firm decision. Shared · 2 be of two minds To hesitate between alternatives without a firm decision. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 동이 지다”: Be mutually contradictory and inconsistent Be inconsistent Be mutually contradictory and inconsistent Illustration of the first meaning of “두 손 두 발 다 들다”: An emphatic expression for giving up because something exceeds one’s ability. 2 meanings give up completely or approve wholeheartedly An emphatic expression for giving up because something exceeds one’s ability. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 손 맞잡고 앉다”: Remain still and do no work Sit doing nothing Remain still and do no work Illustration of the first meaning of “두 손 털고 나서다”: Withdraw having lost everything one owned, with nothing remaining. Leave with nothing Withdraw having lost everything one owned, with nothing remaining. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 손을 들다”: Give up because something exceeds one's ability. 2 meanings Give up; welcome wholeheartedly Give up because something exceeds one's ability. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 수를 보다”: In Korean chess or go, to foresee, when making one move, the position obtainable after two moves. 2 meanings look two moves ahead or gain twice In Korean chess or go, to foresee, when making one move, the position obtainable after two moves. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 주머니를 차다”: Secretly divert money meant for its original purpose to personal use and keep the two funds separately Secretly siphon off money Secretly divert money meant for its original purpose to personal use and keep the two funds separately Illustration of the first meaning of “두 활개를 펴다”: Act triumphantly and freely as one pleases. Swagger freely Act triumphantly and freely as one pleases. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 길마를 보다”: Maintain and observe connections with both sides so that failure on either side does not disadvantage oneself. Hedge one's bets Maintain and observe connections with both sides so that failure on either side does not disadvantage oneself.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “둘도 없다”: Be the sole one, with no other Be without equal Be the sole one, with no other Illustration of the first meaning of “둘째로 치다”: Treat something as secondary or insignificant. Put something second Treat something as secondary or insignificant. Illustration of the first meaning of “둘째로 치더라도”: Even excluding something from the object or scope of consideration. even setting aside Even excluding something from the object or scope of consideration. Illustration of the first meaning of “만에 하나”: An expression indicating extreme rarity In the remotest event An expression indicating extreme rarity Illustration of the first meaning of “반을 타다”: To split something into two halves. split in half To split something into two halves. Illustration of the first meaning of “산도 못 놓다”: To be so excessively few that one cannot even count the quantity. be too few even to count To be so excessively few that one cannot even count the quantity. Illustration of the first meaning of “산을 보다”: In a Cheonsin shamanic rite, put jujubes, pine nuts, or the like in a vessel, shake it, and divine from how many fall out. Divine by falling nuts In a Cheonsin shamanic rite, put jujubes, pine nuts, or the like in a vessel, shake it, and divine from how many fall out. Illustration of the first meaning of “삼십 리 강짜”: Vulgarly, very intense envy or jealousy Extreme jealousy Vulgarly, very intense envy or jealousy Illustration of the first meaning of “석 자 세 치 발감개를 하다”: Make a living through rough manual labor Earn a living through manual labor Make a living through rough manual labor Illustration of the first meaning of “셈에 들다”: Be within a particular sequence or range Be within the count Be within a particular sequence or range

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“두 다리를 뻗다” — Rest easy: Relax because a worrying or demanding matter has ended
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