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Idioms linked to “등01” · Linked dictionary word

등을 긁어먹다 [갉아먹다] Possible alternative: “갉아먹다” · Usage not verified

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  • 등을 갉아먹다 Unverified form

English rendering fleece someone slyly Literal translation: “scrape [gnaw] someone’s back”

Meaning 1

음흉하고 교활하게 남의 재물을 빼앗다.

To take another person’s wealth in a devious, cunning manner.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “등 진 가재”: A figurative expression for a person relying on another’s influence. a person relying on powerful backing A figurative expression for a person relying on another’s influence. Illustration of the first meaning of “등에 찬물을 끼얹는 듯”: Figuratively, describe feeling mentally stunned and extremely tense. Feel a sudden shock and tension Figuratively, describe feeling mentally stunned and extremely tense. Illustration of the first meaning of “등을 대다”: To depend on another person’s influence. rely on someone’s power To depend on another person’s influence. Illustration of the first meaning of “등을 돌리다”: Sever ties with and reject a person or group with whom one shared aims Turn one’s back Sever ties with and reject a person or group with whom one shared aims Illustration of the first meaning of “등을 떠밀다”: Force or encourage someone to do something Push someone into acting Force or encourage someone to do something Illustration of the first meaning of “등을 벗겨 먹다”: Threaten someone to take their property. Extort another's property Threaten someone to take their property. Illustration of the first meaning of “등을 타다”: Follow a mountain ridge. Follow a ridge Follow a mountain ridge. Illustration of the first meaning of “등이 달다”: To feel intense anguish because things do not go as one wishes. be desperately impatient To feel intense anguish because things do not go as one wishes. Illustration of the first meaning of “등이 닿다”: For a cow, horse, or the like to have its back chafed raw by a saddle 2 meanings Get saddle sores or powerful backing For a cow, horse, or the like to have its back chafed raw by a saddle

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Illustration of the first meaning of “등골을 빨아먹다”: To exploit or manipulate someone and rob them of their wealth. bleed someone dry To exploit or manipulate someone and rob them of their wealth. Illustration of the first meaning of “등골을 뽑다”: For a prostitute to strip a womanizer of his wealth, or to make someone suffer greatly Bleed someone dry For a prostitute to strip a womanizer of his wealth, or to make someone suffer greatly Illustration of the first meaning of “등골을 우리다”: Forcibly take another person's wealth by coaxing or threatening them. Extort someone's wealth Forcibly take another person's wealth by coaxing or threatening them. Illustration of the first meaning of “등골이 빠지다”: To find something so exhausting that it is hard to endure. work oneself to the bone To find something so exhausting that it is hard to endure. Illustration of the first meaning of “등골이 서늘하다”: Feel dizzy with fear and have one’s spine tremble Feel a chill down one’s spine Feel dizzy with fear and have one’s spine tremble Illustration of the first meaning of “등골이 오싹하다”: Be so startled or afraid that goosebumps rise along one's spine. Shared · 4 Feel a chill down one's spine Be so startled or afraid that goosebumps rise along one's spine. Illustration of the first meaning of “등껍질을 벗기다”: Badger or torment severely. Torment harshly Badger or torment severely. Illustration of the first meaning of “등살이 꼿꼿하다”: To be unable to move at all because something is extremely uncomfortable or arduous. be immobilized by difficulty To be unable to move at all because something is extremely uncomfortable or arduous. Illustration of the first meaning of “등살이 달다”: Be extremely distressed because things do not go as one wishes Fret intensely Be extremely distressed because things do not go as one wishes Illustration of the first meaning of “등살이 바르다”: Have back muscles so stiff that bending and straightening are uncomfortable. Have a stiff back Have back muscles so stiff that bending and straightening are uncomfortable.

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“등을 긁어먹다” — fleece someone slyly: To take another person’s wealth in a devious, cunning manner.
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