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

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

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 똥줄(이) 타다
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English rendering Be under severe strain Literal translation: “The shit trail burns”

Meaning 1

몹시 힘이 들거나 마음을 졸이다.

Have an extremely difficult time or feel intensely anxious

Dictionary example 1

시간은 없지, 아직 풀어야 할 문제는 많지, 그때는 정말 똥줄이 탔었다.

There was no time and so many problems left to solve; I was truly sweating then.
동의어 똥끝(이) 타다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “똥끝이 타다”: Through anxiety, have stool become hard and dark. 2 meanings Be strained with worry Through anxiety, have stool become hard and dark.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “똥줄이 나게”: Extremely hurriedly, in fright or distress Shared · 2 In desperate haste Extremely hurriedly, in fright or distress Illustration of the first meaning of “똥줄이 당기다”: Be intensely anxious or afraid. Be scared shitless Be intensely anxious or afraid. Illustration of the first meaning of “똥줄이 빠지게”: In extreme haste after a fright or reprimand. 2 meanings Shared · 2 in a frantic hurry or with great effort In extreme haste after a fright or reprimand.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “매화를 보다”: To defecate. defecate To defecate. Illustration of the first meaning of “자기뇨를 먹다”: Suffer humiliation because of something one has done oneself Shared · 2 Suffer from one’s own actions Suffer humiliation because of something one has done oneself Illustration of the first meaning of “자기수를 먹다”: Suffer trouble because of something one has done oneself. Shared · 2 Suffer from one's own actions Suffer trouble because of something one has done oneself. Illustration of the first meaning of “피똥을 싸다”: Vulgarly, fall into extremely difficult circumstances and suffer badly Be put through hell Vulgarly, fall into extremely difficult circumstances and suffer badly Illustration of the first meaning of “개똥도 모른다”: Coarsely, to know nothing at all. know jack shit Coarsely, to know nothing at all. Illustration of the first meaning of “개똥도 없다”: Vulgarly, have nothing whatsoever Have absolutely nothing Vulgarly, have nothing whatsoever Illustration of the first meaning of “고드름똥 싸겠다”: Of a room, be so cold that one could pass excrement pointed like icicles. Be freezing cold Of a room, be so cold that one could pass excrement pointed like icicles. Illustration of the first meaning of “된똥 싸다”: Be severely scolded or put through a hard time. Get a severe dressing-down Be severely scolded or put through a hard time. Illustration of the first meaning of “뒤가 무겁다”: Feel uncomfortable because stool will not pass easily. 2 meanings Feel constipated; have lingering illness Feel uncomfortable because stool will not pass easily. Illustration of the first meaning of “똥물에 튀할 놈”: A coarse expression for a person so pathetic that they are utterly useless. a utterly useless wretch A coarse expression for a person so pathetic that they are utterly useless.

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“똥줄이 타다” — Be under severe strain: Have an extremely difficult time or feel intensely anxious
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