English rendering Cut someone off Literal translation: “Cut off the head of the words”
Stop another person speaking in the middle of their remarks
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Writing text말머리를 자르다
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Stop someone speaking Make someone unable to speak 
Shared · 2 Begin speaking Open one's mouth and begin talking. 
Shared · 2 be able to speak For words to come out of one’s mouth. 
Be left speechless Become unable to get words out of one’s mouth 
Start to speak Come to open one's mouth and speak. 
stand firm in one’s argument To refuse to yield in one’s assertions. 
Have one's words carry weight Have things carried out as one says. 
start talking Colloquially, to open one’s mouth and begin speaking. 
Shared · 2 Begin speaking Open one’s mouth and start speaking 
2 meanings Start a topic or disclose a secret Begin speaking on some topic Browse in Hangul order.
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