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Korean idiom be tense with anxiety

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

목젖이 타는 것 같다

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  • 목젖이 타는 것 같다

English rendering be tense with anxiety Literal translation: “feel as though the uvula is burning”

Meaning 1

긴장하여 마음을 졸이다.

To be tense and anxious.

Dictionary example 1

그는 시험 시작을 알리는 종이 울리자 불안하여 목젖이 타는 것 같았다.

When the bell announcing the start of the exam rang, he was so anxious that his throat seemed to burn.

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“목젖이 타는 것 같다” — be tense with anxiety: To be tense and anxious.
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