Idioms linked to “발-등” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Beat someone to an action Literal translation: “Step on the top of a foot”
Do first something another person intends to do.
Dictionary example 1
나는 그 일을 다 알고 있다고 먼저 발등을 디디어 그의 말문을 막아 버렸다.
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Writing text발등 디디다
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Shared · 2 Face an urgent crisis Have a matter become extremely pressing 
Be beaten to an action Have someone else do first something one intends to do. 
sabotage or harm someone To spoil another person’s affairs or cause them harm. 
Shared · 2 be betrayed To be betrayed by another person. 
Handle the immediate crisis Handle or resolve a pressing or difficult matter immediately at hand 
Be trapped in a situation Be unable to escape a difficult situation or task. 
2 meanings hold someone back To keep someone firmly tied to a matter so that they cannot escape it. 
2 meanings Be tied down Be held fast by something and unable to escape 
Run about busily Hurry about from place to place 
Live comfortably without toil Live comfortably, sitting at ease without labor. 
grovel to the powerful To attach oneself to a wealthy or powerful person and do sordid, degrading things. 
Be everywhere Be commonly scattered about everywhere 
Be desperately anxious Be extremely distressed or feel urgent pressure. 
Shared · 2 stop visiting To stop coming and going, or to sever a relationship. 
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