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Korean idiom Suffer calamity or a severe scolding

Idioms linked to “벼락” · Linked dictionary word

벼락 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 내리다 [떨어지다] Possible alternative: “떨어지다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 벼락(이) 내리다[떨어지다]
  • 벼락이 내리다
  • 벼락 내리다
  • 벼락이 떨어지다 Unverified form
  • 벼락 떨어지다 Unverified form

English rendering Suffer calamity or a severe scolding Literal translation: “Lightning descends [falls]”

Meaning 1

큰 변(變)이 생기다.

Have a great calamity occur.

Dictionary example 1

이러다간 정말 큰 벼락이 내리겠는데.

At this rate, a real calamity will strike.
Meaning 2

몹시 무서운 꾸지람이나 나무람을 받게 되다.

Receive a frighteningly severe scolding.

Dictionary example 1

이틀이나 외박을 하고 들어온 내게 아버지로부터 벼락이 내렸다.

Father's thunderous scolding fell on me after I came home from two nights away.

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“벼락이 내리다” — Suffer calamity or a severe scolding: Have a great calamity occur.
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