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Korean idiom Have one’s hair stand on end

머리칼이 곤두서다

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English rendering Have one’s hair stand on end Literal translation: “The hair stands on end”

Meaning 1

무섭거나 놀라서 날카롭게 신경이 긴장되다.

Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise

Dictionary example 1

밤늦게 공동묘지 옆을 지나자니 얼마나 무서웠던지 머리칼이 곤두섰다.

Passing the cemetery late at night frightened me so much that my hair stood on end.

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“머리칼이 곤두서다” — Have one’s hair stand on end: Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise
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