WORDROW Korean Idioms 목덜미를 잡히다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 목덜미를 잡히다
- 목덜미를 잡히다
English rendering be caught by a weakness Literal translation: “be grabbed by the nape”
Meaning 1
어떤 약점이나 중요한 곳을 잡히다.
To have a weakness or vital point seized upon.
Dictionary example 1
형은 목덜미를 잡혔는지 형수에게는 꼼짝 못 한다.
My older brother cannot stand up to his wife; she must have something on him.
Meaning 2
피할 수 없이 죄가 드러나게 되다.
To have one’s wrongdoing exposed beyond escape.
Dictionary example 1
사기 행각이 목덜미를 잡히다 .
Have one’s fraudulent activities exposed.
