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Korean idiom be reluctant to visit

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

발길이 무겁다

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  • 발길이 무겁다

English rendering be reluctant to visit Literal translation: “one’s steps are heavy”

Meaning 1

마음에 내키지 아니하거나 서먹서먹하여 선뜻 행동에 옮겨지지 아니하다.

To be unable to act readily because one feels reluctant or awkward.

Dictionary example 1

그는 발길이 무거워 지도 교수님 연구실에 자주 인사하러 가지 못했다.

Feeling awkward, he could not often visit his academic adviser’s office to pay his respects.

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“발길이 무겁다” — be reluctant to visit: To be unable to act readily because one feels reluctant or awkward.
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