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Korean idiom be stabbed in the back

뒤통수 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 맞다

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  • 뒤통수 맞다

English rendering be stabbed in the back Literal translation: “be struck on the back of the head”

Meaning 1

배신이나 배반을 당하다.

To be betrayed or double-crossed.

Dictionary example 1

동업하던 친구에게 뒤통수를 맞아 아버지는 끝내 파산하고 말았다.

Betrayed by the friend he was in business with, my father ultimately went bankrupt.

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“뒤통수를 맞다” — be stabbed in the back: To be betrayed or double-crossed.
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