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Korean idiom Take one's own life; work regardless of death

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

목숨을 버리다

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English rendering Take one's own life; work regardless of death Literal translation: “Throw away one's life”

Meaning 1

스스로 죽다.

Take one's own life.

Dictionary example 1

강물에 목숨을 버리다 .

Take one's life in the river.
Meaning 2

죽을 각오를 하거나 죽는 셈 치고 열심히 일하다.

Work hard, resolved to die or as though already dead.

Dictionary example 1

저는 그 일을 위해 목숨을 버릴 작정을 했습니다.

I resolved to give my life for that work.

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