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Korean idiom Be in an uproar

벌통 쑤신 것 같다

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  • 벌통 쑤신 것 같다

English rendering Be in an uproar Literal translation: “Be like a poked beehive”

Meaning 1

벌통을 건드려서 벌들이 있는 대로 몰려나와 쏘아 대듯이 온통 난장판이 되어 매우 어수선함을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

Figuratively, be extremely chaotic and disorderly, like bees swarming out to sting when their hive is disturbed

Dictionary example 1

싸움이 난 시장 안은 갑자기 어수선하고 벌통 쑤신 것 같았다.

The market where the fight broke out suddenly became chaotic, like a disturbed beehive.

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