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Korean idiom Take a life

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

목숨 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 끊다

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English rendering Take a life Literal translation: “Cut off life”

Meaning 1

스스로 죽거나 남을 죽이다.

Kill oneself or another person

Dictionary example 1

어떤 이유로든 스스로 목숨을 끊는 것은 바람직하지 않다.

Taking one’s own life for any reason is undesirable.
동의어 숨(을) 끊다

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“목숨을 끊다” — Take a life: Kill oneself or another person
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