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Korean idiom Be tied down

Idioms linked to “발-목01” · Linked dictionary word

발목 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 잡히다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 발목(을) 잡히다
  • 발목을 잡히다
  • 발목 잡히다

English rendering Be tied down Literal translation: “Have one’s ankle caught”

Meaning 1

어떤 일에 꽉 잡혀서 벗어나지 못하다.

Be held fast by something and unable to escape

Dictionary example 1

요즘은 어머님께서 시키신 일에 발목을 잡혀서 내 일은 전혀 못 하고 있다.

These days I’m tied down by the task Mother assigned, so I can do none of my own work.
Meaning 2

남에게 어떤 약점이나 단서(端緖)를 잡히다.

Have someone seize on one’s weakness or a compromising clue

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 그에게 무슨 일로 발목을 잡혔는지 마냥 절절맨다.

Whatever hold he has over her, she is constantly trembling before him.

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“발목을 잡히다” — Be tied down: Be held fast by something and unable to escape
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