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Korean idiom Beg desperately

Idioms linked to “발01” · Linked dictionary word

발이 손이 되도록 빌다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 발이 손이 되도록 빌다
  • 발이 손이 되도록 빌다

English rendering Beg desperately Literal translation: “Beg until one's feet become hands”

Meaning 1

손만으로는 부족하여 발까지 동원할 정도로 간절히 빌다.

Beg so earnestly that hands alone seem insufficient and even feet must be used.

Dictionary example 1

어머니는 철없는 아들을 한 번만 용서해 달라고 경찰관에게 발이 손이 되도록 빌었다.

The mother desperately begged the police officer to forgive her immature son just once.

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“발이 손이 되도록 빌다” — Beg desperately: Beg so earnestly that hands alone seem insufficient and even feet must be used.
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