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Idioms linked to “목01” · Linked dictionary word

목이 간들거리다

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English rendering Have one’s life or job in danger Literal translation: “The neck wobbles”

Meaning 1

죽을 고비에 직면하다.

Face a mortal crisis

Dictionary example 1

산적에게 붙들려 목이 간들거리는 처지가 되었다.

Captured by bandits, I found my life hanging in the balance.
Meaning 2

직장에서 쫓겨날 형편에 처하다.

Face the prospect of being dismissed from work

Dictionary example 1

목이 간들거리던 차에 딴 직장이나 구해야겠다.

With my job in danger, I should look for another one.

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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 “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. 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

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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. Illustration of the first meaning of “자라목이 되다”: Of something or its momentum, shrink back. Shrink back Of something or its momentum, shrink back. Illustration of the first meaning of “덜미가 잡히다”: For one’s wrongdoing to be revealed. have one’s crime exposed For one’s wrongdoing to be revealed. Illustration of the first meaning of “덜미를 넘겨짚다”: Sound out another’s inner thoughts Probe someone’s intentions Sound out another’s inner thoughts Illustration of the first meaning of “덜미를 누르다”: Urge or corner someone severely. Pressure relentlessly Urge or corner someone severely. Illustration of the first meaning of “덜미를 눌러놓다”: To seize another person’s weakness and prevent them from moving. keep someone pinned down To seize another person’s weakness and prevent them from moving.

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“목이 간들거리다” — Have one’s life or job in danger: Face a mortal crisis
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