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Korean idiom Read someone's mind; lord it over someone

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Idioms linked to “머리01” · Linked dictionary word

머리 위에 [꼭대기에] Possible alternative: “꼭대기에” · Usage not verified 앉다 [올라앉다] Possible alternative: “올라앉다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 머리 위에[꼭대기에] 앉다[올라앉다]
  • 머리 위에 앉다
  • 머리 위에 올라앉다 Unverified form
  • 머리 꼭대기에 앉다 Unverified form
  • 머리 꼭대기에 올라앉다 Unverified form

English rendering Read someone's mind; lord it over someone Literal translation: “Sit [climb and sit] atop someone's head [crown]”

Meaning 1

상대방의 생각이나 행동을 꿰뚫다.

See through another person's thoughts or actions.

Dictionary example 1

적은 아군의 머리 위에 올라앉아 전술을 펼쳤다.

The enemy read our minds and deployed its tactics.
Meaning 2

잘난 체하며 남을 업신여기다.

Act superior and despise others.

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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 “머리 회전이 빠르다”: To have clear, intelligent thinking or judgment. be quick-thinking To have clear, intelligent thinking or judgment. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 가볍다”: To feel refreshed and mentally unburdened. feel clear-headed To feel refreshed and mentally unburdened. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 굳다”: For one’s thinking or ideology to be stubborn. 2 meanings have rigid or dull thinking For one’s thinking or ideology to be stubborn. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 굵다”: Come to think or judge like an adult Shared · 4 Grow mature Come to think or judge like an adult Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 깨다”: Escape backward ideas Be enlightened Escape backward ideas Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 무겁다”: Feel unwell or have a dull headache. Have a heavy head Feel unwell or have a dull headache. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 복잡하다”: To have many worries. have much on one’s mind To have many worries. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 비다”: Have no judgment or insight Shared · 4 Be empty-headed Have no judgment or insight Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 빠지다”: Feel mental strain because a task is complex or difficult. Be strained by difficult work Feel mental strain because a task is complex or difficult. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 수그러지다”: To feel respect arise. Shared · 2 feel compelled to bow in respect To feel respect arise.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 썩다”: Have one's thinking or ideology become outdated and unusable. Have an outdated mind Have one's thinking or ideology become outdated and unusable. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 잘 돌아가다”: Readily devise thoughts or solutions on the spot. Think quickly on one's feet Readily devise thoughts or solutions on the spot. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 젖다”: Be imbued with an ideology, custom, or the like Be steeped in an idea Be imbued with an ideology, custom, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “머리가 크다”: To come to think or judge like an adult. Shared · 4 begin thinking like an adult To come to think or judge like an adult. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리끝에서 발끝까지”: An emphatic expression for the whole body From head to toe An emphatic expression for the whole body Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 굴리다”: Use one’s mind to devise a solution Shared · 2 Use one’s brains Use one’s mind to devise a solution 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. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 긁다”: To scratch one’s head to ease awkwardness when one is shy or embarrassed and does not know what to do. scratch one’s head in embarrassment To scratch one’s head to ease awkwardness when one is shy or embarrassed and does not know what to do. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 깎다”: Become a Buddhist monk 2 meanings Become a monk or serve prison time Become a Buddhist monk Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 깎이다”: Have something forced on one by another. Be forced into something Have something forced on one by another.

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