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Korean idiom be desperately eager

몸살 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 나다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 몸살(이) 나다
  • 몸살이 나다
  • 몸살 나다

English rendering be desperately eager Literal translation: “develop body aches”

Meaning 1

어떤 일을 하고 싶어 안달이 나서 못 견디다.

To be unbearably impatient to do something.

Dictionary example 1

여행을 못 가 몸살이 나다 .

Be desperately restless because one cannot travel.

Dictionary example 2

사고 싶은 것을 못 사 몸살이 나다 .

Be desperate because one cannot buy what one wants.

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“몸살이 나다” — be desperately eager: To be unbearably impatient to do something.
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