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Korean idiom Be unable to swallow; be blocked; worry

Idioms linked to “목01” · Linked dictionary word

목에 걸리다

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  • 목에 걸리다

English rendering Be unable to swallow; be blocked; worry Literal translation: “Catch in the throat”

Meaning 1

충격으로 음식 따위가 목구멍으로 잘 넘어가지 않다.

Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock.

Dictionary example 1

엄마가 몸져누우셨다는 소식에 밥이 목에 걸려 넘어가지 않았다.

At the news that Mother was bedridden, the rice stuck in my throat.
Meaning 2

어떤 일이 잘 진척되지 않고 막히다.

Have a task fail to progress and become blocked.

Dictionary example 1

과제가 목에 걸렸는데 그런 일은 나중에 하기로 하자.

I'm stuck on the assignment, so let's leave that matter for later.
Meaning 3

마음이 편치 않고 걱정되다.

Feel uneasy and worried.

Dictionary example 1

아직까지 돈을 마련하지 못한 어머니는 다음 주가 막내 등록금 마감일이라는 말이 하루 종일 목에 걸렸다.

Still unable to raise the money, Mother worried all day over the news that the youngest child's tuition was due next week.

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“목에 걸리다” — Be unable to swallow; be blocked; worry: Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock.
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