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Korean idiom Have one's hair stand on end

머리털이 곤두서다

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  • 머리털이 곤두서다

English rendering Have one's hair stand on end Literal translation: “One's hair bristles”

Meaning 1

무섭거나 놀라서 날카롭게 신경이 긴장되다.

Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock.

Dictionary example 1

어둠 속에서 갑자기 한 사람이 튀어나오는 바람에 머리털이 곤두설 정도로 놀랐다.

A person suddenly leaped from the darkness, startling me enough to make my hair stand on end.

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“머리털이 곤두서다” — Have one's hair stand on end: Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock.
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