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Korean idiom Be scared shitless

Idioms linked to “똥-줄” · Linked dictionary word

똥줄 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 당기다

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English rendering Be scared shitless Literal translation: “One's shit cord tightens”

Meaning 1

몹시 마음을 졸이거나 두려워 겁을 내다.

Be intensely anxious or afraid.

Dictionary example 1

밤늦게까지 공부하는 것을 보면 그도 시험 날짜가 다가오니까 똥줄이 당기는 모양이다.

Seeing him study late into the night, he must be scared as the exam date approaches.

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“똥줄이 당기다” — Be scared shitless: Be intensely anxious or afraid.
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