WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “등01” · Linked dictionary word
등에 찬물을 끼얹는 듯
- Form listed in the dictionary: 등에 찬물을 끼얹는 듯
- 등에 찬물을 끼얹는 듯
English rendering Feel a sudden shock and tension Literal translation: “As though cold water were poured on one's back”
Meaning 1
정신이 아찔하고 몹시 긴장됨을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
Figuratively, describe feeling mentally stunned and extremely tense.
Dictionary example 1
그가 죽었다는 말을 듣는 순간 등에 찬물을 끼얹는 듯 정신이 번쩍 들었다.
The instant I heard he had died, I snapped alert as though cold water had been poured on my back.
