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Idioms linked to “목01” · Linked dictionary word

목을 조이다 [죄다] Possible alternative: “죄다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 목을 조이다[죄다]
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  • 목을 죄다 Unverified form

English rendering strangle someone’s prospects Literal translation: “tighten [constrict] the neck”

Meaning 1

고통스럽게 하여 망하게 하거나 못살게 하다.

To torment someone and bring them to ruin or make life unbearable.

Dictionary example 1

시시각각 목을 조여 오는 놈의 정체를 모르겠다.

I do not know who it is that keeps tightening the noose around me.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 축이다”: Drink water or the like because one is thirsty Quench one’s thirst Drink water or the like because one is thirsty Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 치다”: Dismiss someone from work. Shared · 4 Dismiss someone Dismiss someone from work. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 파다”: To stab the neck with a knife or the like. stab someone in the throat To stab the neck with a knife or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “목을 풀다”: To prepare one’s voice before traditional singing, a song, a speech, or the like. warm up one’s voice To prepare one’s voice before traditional singing, a song, a speech, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 간들거리다”: Face a mortal crisis 2 meanings Have one’s life or job in danger Face a mortal crisis Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 곧다”: Refuse readily to yield to others and be very obstinate Be stiff-necked Refuse readily to yield to others and be very obstinate Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 날아가다”: Be killed. 2 meanings Shared · 4 Be killed or fired Be killed. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 달랑달랑하다”: To be in danger of losing one’s position. have one’s position on the line To be in danger of losing one’s position. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 떨어지다”: Be killed 2 meanings Shared · 4 Be killed or removed from office Be killed Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 마르게”: With intense anxious longing. With desperate longing With intense anxious longing.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 막히다”: For sorrow to well up. choke with sorrow For sorrow to well up. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 붙어 있다”: Remain alive. 2 meanings Survive; hang on to a position Remain alive. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 빠지게 기다리다”: To wait with intense longing and anxiety. Shared · 4 wait with desperate longing To wait with intense longing and anxiety. Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 잘리다”: Be dismissed from a workplace Be fired Be dismissed from a workplace Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 찢어지게”: With all the voice one can muster At the top of one’s voice With all the voice one can muster Illustration of the first meaning of “목이 타다”: Feel intense thirst. Be very thirsty Feel intense thirst. Illustration of the first meaning of “목청을 돋우다”: Raise one's voice. Raise one's voice Raise one's voice. Illustration of the first meaning of “목청을 뽑다”: To sing in a loud voice. sing at the top of one’s voice To sing in a loud voice. Illustration of the first meaning of “밥줄이 끊어지다”: Vulgarly, come to lose one’s job Shared · 2 Lose one’s job Vulgarly, come to lose one’s job Illustration of the first meaning of “자라목 오그라들듯”: The manner of drawing in one’s neck out of embarrassment or shame. shrink back in embarrassment The manner of drawing in one’s neck out of embarrassment or shame.

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“목을 조이다” — strangle someone’s prospects: To torment someone and bring them to ruin or make life unbearable.
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