WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “등01” · Linked dictionary word
등 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 닿다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 등(이) 닿다
- 등이 닿다
- 등 닿다
English rendering Get saddle sores or powerful backing Literal translation: “The back makes contact”
Meaning 1
소나 말 따위의 등이 안장에 닿아 가죽이 벗겨지다.
For a cow, horse, or the like to have its back chafed raw by a saddle
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Meaning 2
뒤로 힘 있는 곳에 의지하게 되다.
Come to depend on a powerful backer
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