Idioms linked to “뼈” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering be skin and bones Literal translation: “only bones remain”
To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness.
Dictionary example 1
할머니는 병으로 오래 고생하신 듯 뼈만 남아 있었다.
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Pierce to the bone Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. 
Shared · 4 engrave deeply in one’s heart An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. 
Make something part of oneself Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions 
Be spiritually nourishing Be mentally or spiritually helpful. 
toil to the bone To suffer through difficult or arduous work. 
Shared · 2 Work to the bone Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. 
Shared · 2 Through backbreaking hardship Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time 
Be utterly crushed Be so outmatched in a fight that one suffers only losses with nothing left, as though not even bones could be gathered after death. 
suffer searing inner pain For emotional pain or the like to be extremely intense. 
Suffer excruciating pain Be so painful that it is extremely hard to endure 
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 
Drain one’s strength Exhaust someone’s vitality and leave them without strength 
Work oneself to exhaustion Perform extremely strenuous physical work. 
suffer to the marrow To suffer so much that even the insides of one’s bones hurt. 
Have long experience Become familiar with work through spending a long time in a particular place or workplace. 
3 meanings grow up or come of age To grow up in a particular place from childhood. 
petition for retirement For an elderly courtier to ask the king for permission to relinquish office and retire. 
Be weighed down by a burden Have responsibilities or loads 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. 
have a basic framework in place For a basic outline and framework to be formed when creating something. Browse in Hangul order.
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