Idioms linked to “등01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Extort another's property Literal translation: “Strip and eat the back”
Threaten someone to take their property.
Dictionary example 1
백성의 등을 벗겨 먹는 탐관오리.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text등을 벗겨 먹다
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A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
a person relying on powerful backing A figurative expression for a person relying on another’s influence. 
Feel a sudden shock and tension Figuratively, describe feeling mentally stunned and extremely tense. 
fleece someone slyly To take another person’s wealth in a devious, cunning manner. 
rely on someone’s power To depend on another person’s influence. 
Turn one’s back Sever ties with and reject a person or group with whom one shared aims 
Push someone into acting Force or encourage someone to do something 
Follow a ridge Follow a mountain ridge. 
be desperately impatient To feel intense anguish because things do not go as one wishes. 
2 meanings Get saddle sores or powerful backing For a cow, horse, or the like to have its back chafed raw by a saddle 
bleed someone dry To exploit or manipulate someone and rob them of their wealth. 
Bleed someone dry For a prostitute to strip a womanizer of his wealth, or to make someone suffer greatly 
Extort someone's wealth Forcibly take another person's wealth by coaxing or threatening them. 
work oneself to the bone To find something so exhausting that it is hard to endure. 
Feel a chill down one’s spine Feel dizzy with fear and have one’s spine tremble 
Shared · 4 Feel a chill down one's spine Be so startled or afraid that goosebumps rise along one's spine. 
Torment harshly Badger or torment severely. 
be immobilized by difficulty To be unable to move at all because something is extremely uncomfortable or arduous. 
Fret intensely Be extremely distressed because things do not go as one wishes 
Have a stiff back Have back muscles so stiff that bending and straightening are uncomfortable. Browse in Hangul order.
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