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Korean idiom Have no room to step

Idioms linked to “발01” · Linked dictionary word

발 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 들여놓을 자리 하나 없다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 발(을) 들여놓을 자리 하나 없다
  • 발을 들여놓을 자리 하나 없다
  • 발 들여놓을 자리 하나 없다

English rendering Have no room to step Literal translation: “Have not a single place to put a foot”

Meaning 1

사람이 너무 많이 들어서거나 들어앉아 매우 비좁다.

Be extremely cramped because too many people are standing or sitting there

Dictionary example 1

어제 모임에는 발을 들여놓을 자리 하나 없을 정도로 많이 오셨습니다.

So many people came to yesterday’s gathering that there was no room to set a foot down.
Meaning 2

많은 물건이 질서 없이 놓여 있거나 어지럽고 지저분하다.

Have many objects placed disorderly, or be messy and dirty

Dictionary example 1

아들이 며칠째 자기 방에서 작업을 하고 있는지는 알고 있었지만, 아들 방은 발 들여놓을 자리 하나 없을 정도였다.

I knew my son had been working in his room for days, but there was not even room to set foot inside.

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“발을 들여놓을 자리 하나 없다” — Have no room to step: Be extremely cramped because too many people are standing or sitting there
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