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Idioms linked to “머리01” · Linked dictionary word

머리 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 숙이다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 머리(를) 숙이다
  • 머리를 숙이다
  • 머리 숙이다

English rendering Bow in submission or respect Literal translation: “Lower one’s head”

Meaning 1

굴복하거나 저자세를 보이다.

Submit or show a humble attitude

Dictionary example 1

할 수 있니? 아쉬운 네가 머리를 숙이고 들어가야지.

What else can you do? You need them, so you must approach humbly.
동의어 머리(를) 굽히다
Meaning 2

마음속으로 탄복하여 수긍하거나 경의를 표하다.

Admiringly assent inwardly or show respect

Dictionary example 1

그의 뒤늦은 향학열에는 머리를 숙일 수밖에 없다.

I can only bow in respect to his late-blooming thirst for learning.

Dictionary example 2

스승의 은혜에 머리 숙여 감사의 뜻을 전합니다.

I bow my head in gratitude for my teacher’s kindness.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 굽히다”: Submit or display a deferential stance. Shared · 2 Bow in submission Submit or display a deferential stance.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 식히다”: Calm an excited or tense mind. Clear one's head Calm an excited or tense mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 싸고”: With all one’s strength and heart. with all one’s strength With all one’s strength and heart. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 싸매다”: Try with all one’s strength Make every effort Try with all one’s strength Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 썩이다”: To agonize over something and become absorbed in thought. Shared · 2 rack one’s brains To agonize over something and become absorbed in thought. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쓰다”: Consider various aspects deeply or devise ideas. Think carefully Consider various aspects deeply or devise ideas. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 얹다”: To braid a woman’s long hair in two sections, cross them behind both ears, and coil them together above the forehead. 3 meanings Shared · 2 arrange hair up or enter married life To braid a woman’s long hair in two sections, cross them behind both ears, and coil them together above the forehead. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 얹히다”: Have relations with a young courtesan and thereby put her hair up 2 meanings Initiate a courtesan or marry off a woman Have relations with a young courtesan and thereby put her hair up Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 올리다”: Braid a woman's long hair in two, cross the braids behind the ears, and coil them together above the forehead. 3 meanings Shared · 2 Put up one's hair; become a full gisaeng; marry Braid a woman's long hair in two, cross the braids behind the ears, and coil them together above the forehead. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쥐어짜다”: Think hard with extreme effort Rack one’s brains Think hard with extreme effort Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 짓누르다”: Receive a strong mental stimulus. Weigh heavily on one's mind Receive a strong mental stimulus.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쳐들다”: For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. Shared · 2 rear its head For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 풀다”: To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. let one’s hair down in mourning To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 흔들다”: Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion Shake one’s head in refusal Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 그려 넣다”: Remember an object or fact firmly Shared · 2 Fix firmly in memory Remember an object or fact firmly Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 맴돌다”: Have an unclear thought recur continually. Keep circling in one's mind Have an unclear thought recur continually. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 새겨 넣다”: To remember an object or fact firmly. Shared · 2 engrave in one’s memory To remember an object or fact firmly. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 서리가 앉다”: Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old Grow gray or old Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 쥐가 나다”: Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation. Have one's mind seize up Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 털 나고”: Since one came into the world. Shared · 2 since one was born Since one came into the world. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 피도 안 마르다”: Still be far from adulthood, or be young Shared · 5 Still be a mere child Still be far from adulthood, or be young

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“머리를 숙이다” — Bow in submission or respect: Submit or show a humble attitude
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