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Korean idiom fight tooth and nail or tear someone down

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물고 뜯다

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  • 물고 뜯다

English rendering fight tooth and nail or tear someone down Literal translation: “bite and tear”

Meaning 1

서로 맞붙어 물거니 뜯거니 하며 싸우다.

To fight at close quarters, biting and clawing one another.

Dictionary example 1

외출하고 집에 돌아와 보니 아들 두 녀석이 장난감을 놓고 서로 물고 뜯고 난리를 치고 있었다.

Returning home after going out, I found my two sons biting and clawing each other in a fight over a toy.
Meaning 2

악랄한 수단과 방법으로 남을 헐뜯다.

To malign others through vicious means and methods.

Dictionary example 1

당선을 위하여 그들은 서로를 물고 뜯는 일을 거침없이 자행했다.

To win election, they freely tore one another apart.

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“물고 뜯다” — fight tooth and nail or tear someone down: To fight at close quarters, biting and clawing one another.
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