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Idioms linked to “뼈” · Linked dictionary word

뼈를 깎다 [갈다] Possible alternative: “갈다” · Usage not verified

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  • 뼈를 갈다 Unverified form

English rendering Suffer excruciating pain Literal translation: “Shave [grind] the bones”

Meaning 1

몹시 견디기 어려울 정도로 고통스럽다.

Be so painful that it is extremely hard to endure

Dictionary example 1

사랑은 뼈를 깎는 희생을 통해서 완성된다.

Love is perfected through agonizing sacrifice.

Dictionary example 2

뼈를 깎는 노력으로 연구에 몰두하는 사람만이 학자로서 인정받을 수 있다.

Only someone who devotes themselves to research through grueling effort can be recognized as a scholar.

Dictionary example 3

삼촌은 뼈를 깎는 노력을 통해 드디어 시험에 합격했다.

Through grueling effort, my uncle finally passed the exam.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “뼈”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 묻다”: Devote oneself to a group or organization for life. Devote one's life to an organization Devote oneself to a group or organization for life. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈만 남다”: To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness. Shared · 2 be skin and bones To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈만 앙상하다”: Become excessively thin through hunger, severe illness, or the like Shared · 2 Be skin and bones Become excessively thin through hunger, severe illness, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈에 사무치다”: Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. Pierce to the bone Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈에 새기다”: An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Shared · 4 engrave deeply in one’s heart An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈와 살로 만들다”: Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions Make something part of oneself Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈와 살이 되다”: Be mentally or spiritually helpful. Be spiritually nourishing Be mentally or spiritually helpful. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 녹다”: To suffer through difficult or arduous work. toil to the bone To suffer through difficult or arduous work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 빠지게”: Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. Shared · 2 Work to the bone Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 휘도록”: Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time Shared · 2 Through backbreaking hardship Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time

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Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골에 사무치다”: An emphatic expression for resentment, pain, or the like being so deep and strong that it seems to penetrate one’s bones Shared · 2 Cut to the very marrow An emphatic expression for resentment, pain, or the like being so deep and strong that it seems to penetrate one’s bones Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골을 빼다”: Exhaust someone’s vitality and leave them without strength Drain one’s strength Exhaust someone’s vitality and leave them without strength Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골이 빠지다”: Perform extremely strenuous physical work. Work oneself to exhaustion Perform extremely strenuous physical work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼛골이 아프다”: To suffer so much that even the insides of one’s bones hurt. suffer to the marrow To suffer so much that even the insides of one’s bones hurt. Illustration of the first meaning of “잔뼈가 굵다”: Become familiar with work through spending a long time in a particular place or workplace. Have long experience Become familiar with work through spending a long time in a particular place or workplace. Illustration of the first meaning of “잔뼈가 굵어지다”: To grow up in a particular place from childhood. 3 meanings grow up or come of age To grow up in a particular place from childhood. Illustration of the first meaning of “해골을 빌다”: For an elderly courtier to ask the king for permission to relinquish office and retire. petition for retirement For an elderly courtier to ask the king for permission to relinquish office and retire. Illustration of the first meaning of “갈비가 휘다”: Have responsibilities or loads so heavy that one's ribs might bend. Be weighed down by a burden Have responsibilities or loads so heavy that one's ribs might bend. Illustration of the first meaning of “갈빗대가 휘다”: For responsibilities or burdens to be so heavy that one’s ribs might bend. be weighed down by a burden For responsibilities or burdens to be so heavy that one’s ribs might bend. Illustration of the first meaning of “골격이 서다”: For a basic outline and framework to be formed when creating something. have a basic framework in place For a basic outline and framework to be formed when creating something.

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