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Korean idiom Survive; hang on to a position

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Idioms linked to “목01” · Linked dictionary word

목이 붙어 있다

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  • 목이 붙어 있다

English rendering Survive; hang on to a position Literal translation: “One's neck remains attached”

Meaning 1

살아남아 있다.

Remain alive.

Dictionary example 1

이런 자동차 사고에도 목이 붙어 있을 수 있다니 정말 놀랍다.

It's amazing to survive even such a car accident.
Meaning 2

어떤 직위에 간신히 머물러 있다.

Barely remain in a position.

Dictionary example 1

이번 감원 바람에도 내 목이 붙어 있을지 몰라.

I don't know whether I'll keep my job through these layoffs.

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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 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 “목 안의 소리”: A low voice that is barely audible. a barely audible voice A low voice that is barely audible. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 거미줄 치다”: Become unable to eat anything because of poverty Go hungry through poverty Become unable to eat anything because of poverty Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 걸리다”: Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock. 3 meanings Be unable to swallow; be blocked; worry Have food or the like fail to pass down the throat because of shock. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 칼이 들어와도”: An expression for persisting to the end whatever happens, meaning one will desperately refuse to yield even prepared to die. even at knifepoint An expression for persisting to the end whatever happens, meaning one will desperately refuse to yield even prepared to die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 힘을 주다”: Act pompously or as though looking down on others Put on airs Act pompously or as though looking down on others Illustration of the first meaning of “목에 힘이 들어가다”: Show off one's authority, ability, or the like. Show off one's authority Show off one's authority, ability, or the like.

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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. Illustration of the first meaning of “덜미를 잡다”: Make someone unable to move or escape Hold someone fast Make someone unable to move or escape

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“목이 붙어 있다” — Survive; hang on to a position: Remain alive.
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