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Korean idiom Get something going

발동을 걸다

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  • 발동을 걸다

English rendering Get something going Literal translation: “Start the engine”

Meaning 1

어떤 일을 할 태세를 갖추거나 어떤 일을 하도록 부추기다.

Get ready to do something or spur someone to do it

Dictionary example 1

그가 아직 새로운 사업에 발동을 걸지 않았는지 전혀 일이 진행되지 않고 있다.

Perhaps he has not yet geared up for the new business; nothing is progressing.

Dictionary example 2

그 사람은 무슨 일이든 옆에서 발동을 걸어야 시작한다.

That person only starts anything when someone beside them urges them on.

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“발동을 걸다” — Get something going: Get ready to do something or spur someone to do it
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