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Idioms linked to “목-구멍” · Linked dictionary word

목구멍까지 차오르다 [치밀어 오르다] Possible alternative: “치밀어 오르다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 목구멍까지 차오르다[치밀어 오르다]
  • 목구멍까지 차오르다
  • 목구멍까지 치밀어 오르다 Unverified form

English rendering rise to an unbearable level Literal translation: “rise [surge] to the throat”

Meaning 1

분노, 욕망, 충동 따위가 참을 수 없는 지경이 되다.

For anger, desire, an impulse, or the like to become unbearable.

Dictionary example 1

그는 목구멍까지 차오르는 분노를 꾹 참았다.

He firmly suppressed the anger rising to his throat.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “목덜미를 잡히다”: To have a weakness or vital point seized upon. 2 meanings be caught by a weakness To have a weakness or vital point seized upon. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 거미줄 치다”: Become unable to eat anything because of poverty Go hungry through poverty Become unable to eat anything because of poverty Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 걸리다”: Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock. 3 meanings Be unable to swallow; be blocked; worry Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 칼이 들어와도”: An expression for persisting to the end whatever happens, meaning one will desperately refuse to yield even prepared to die. even at knifepoint An expression for persisting to the end whatever happens, meaning one will desperately refuse to yield even prepared to die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 힘을 주다”: Act pompously or as though looking down on others Put on airs Act pompously or as though looking down on others Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 힘이 들어가다”: Show off one's authority, ability, or the like. Show off one's authority Show off one's authority, ability, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 걸다”: To resolve to give one’s life. 2 meanings stake one’s life or job To resolve to give one’s life. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 놓아”: Loudly without restraint or reserve, chiefly when crying or shouting. Shared · 2 at the top of one’s voice Loudly without restraint or reserve, chiefly when crying or shouting. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 떼다”: Dismiss someone from a workplace Shared · 4 Fire someone Dismiss someone from a workplace Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 베다”: Expel someone from a workplace Shared · 4 Dismiss someone Expel someone from a workplace

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“목구멍까지 차오르다” — rise to an unbearable level: For anger, desire, an impulse, or the like to become unbearable.
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