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Idioms linked to “뚜껑” · Linked dictionary word

뚜껑이 열리다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 뚜껑이 열리다
  • 뚜껑이 열리다

English rendering Be revealed or blow one’s top Literal translation: “The lid opens”

Meaning 1

사물의 내용이나 결과 따위가 드러나다.

For the contents or outcome of something to be revealed

Dictionary example 1

이번 수상자는 뚜껑이 열려야 알 수 있다.

We will know this year’s winner only when the result is revealed.
Meaning 2

(속되게) 화가 나다.

Vulgarly, become angry

Dictionary example 1

심판의 편파 판정으로 우리들은 뚜껑이 열렸다.

The referee’s biased decision made us blow our tops.

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Related idioms

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “뚜껑을 덮다”: To stop what one was saying or doing. put an end to the matter To stop what one was saying or doing. Illustration of the first meaning of “뚜껑을 열다”: See the contents, results, or the like of something. See what lies inside See the contents, results, or the like of something.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “바가지를 긁다”: Chiefly, for a wife to complain and nag her husband severely because of difficulties in daily life. nag one’s husband Chiefly, for a wife to complain and nag her husband severely because of difficulties in daily life. Illustration of the first meaning of “바가지를 쓰다”: Suffer an unfair loss by paying more than the real price for a fee or item 2 meanings Be overcharged or unfairly blamed Suffer an unfair loss by paying more than the real price for a fee or item Illustration of the first meaning of “바가지를 씌우다”: Make someone pay more than the actual price or fee, causing an unfair loss. Overcharge someone Make someone pay more than the actual price or fee, causing an unfair loss. Illustration of the first meaning of “바가지를 차다”: To become a beggar. Shared · 2 become a beggar To become a beggar. Illustration of the first meaning of “밥그릇이나 축내다”: Pass one's days doing nothing but eating. Do nothing but eat Pass one's days doing nothing but eating. Illustration of the first meaning of “밥숟가락을 놓다”: A vulgar expression for dying. Shared · 2 Die A vulgar expression for dying. Illustration of the first meaning of “밥숟가락이나 뜨다”: To live reasonably well because one’s circumstances are passable. Shared · 2 make a modest living To live reasonably well because one’s circumstances are passable. Illustration of the first meaning of “변죽 치고 넘다”: For an arrow to strike the target’s rim and bounce away Glance off the target rim For an arrow to strike the target’s rim and bounce away Illustration of the first meaning of “변죽을 울리다”: Speak indirectly rather than plainly identifying the point. Shared · 2 Beat around the bush Speak indirectly rather than plainly identifying the point. Illustration of the first meaning of “변죽을 치다”: To speak indirectly rather than identify something directly. 2 meanings Shared · 2 beat around the bush To speak indirectly rather than identify something directly.

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“뚜껑이 열리다” — Be revealed or blow one’s top: For the contents or outcome of something to be revealed
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