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Idioms linked to “발-걸음” · Linked dictionary word

발걸음이 떨어지지 않다

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  • 발걸음이 떨어지지 않다

English rendering Be unable to bring oneself to depart Literal translation: “The footsteps will not lift”

Meaning 1

애착, 미련, 근심, 걱정 따위로 마음이 놓이지 아니하여 선뜻 떠날 수가 없다.

Be unable to leave readily because attachment, regret, concern, or worry keeps one uneasy

Dictionary example 1

불쌍하신 부모님을 남겨 두고 시집을 가려고 하니 발걸음이 떨어지지 않는다.

I cannot bring myself to leave my poor parents behind to marry.
동의어 발이 떨어지지 않다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “발이 떨어지지 않다”: To be unable to leave readily because attachment, lingering feelings, anxiety, or worry prevents peace of mind. Shared · 3 be unable to bring oneself to leave To be unable to leave readily because attachment, lingering feelings, anxiety, or worry prevents peace of mind.

These idioms are linked to the same word, “발걸음”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “발걸음도 끊다”: Never come or go at all. Stop visiting entirely Never come or go at all. Illustration of the first meaning of “발걸음을 재촉하다”: To hurry while traveling. Shared · 3 quicken one’s pace To hurry while traveling.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “발씨가 설다”: To be unfamiliar with a path because one seldom travels it. be unfamiliar with a route To be unfamiliar with a path because one seldom travels it. Illustration of the first meaning of “발씨가 익다”: Be familiar with a route from traveling it repeatedly Shared · 2 Know a route well Be familiar with a route from traveling it repeatedly Illustration of the first meaning of “배 지나간 자리”: Figuratively, a state in which no trace remains Leave no trace Figuratively, a state in which no trace remains Illustration of the first meaning of “배틀걸음을 치다”: Walk with a pronounced stagger. Stagger along Walk with a pronounced stagger. Illustration of the first meaning of “샛길로 빠지다”: Go somewhere irrelevant or act outside the proper course Shared · 2 Go off on a tangent Go somewhere irrelevant or act outside the proper course Illustration of the first meaning of “샛길로 새다”: Go somewhere unexpected or act outside the proper course. Shared · 2 Go off track Go somewhere unexpected or act outside the proper course. Illustration of the first meaning of “앞길이 멀다”: To have many tasks still remaining. 2 meanings Shared · 2 have a long way ahead To have many tasks still remaining. Illustration of the first meaning of “오강 사공의 닻줄 감듯”: Figuratively, describe skillfully winding something into coils and binding it. Wind something up deftly Figuratively, describe skillfully winding something into coils and binding it. Illustration of the first meaning of “자국을 밟다”: Pursue by following footprints left by a person or animal. Follow tracks Pursue by following footprints left by a person or animal. Illustration of the first meaning of “자귀를 짚다”: Follow an animal's footprints to catch it. Track an animal Follow an animal's footprints to catch it.

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“발걸음이 떨어지지 않다” — Be unable to bring oneself to depart: Be unable to leave readily because attachment, regret, concern, or worry keeps one uneasy
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