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Idioms linked to “뼛-골” · Linked dictionary word

뼛골 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 빠지다

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English rendering Work oneself to exhaustion Literal translation: “One's bone marrow comes out”

Meaning 1

육체적으로 매우 힘든 일을 하여 나가다.

Perform extremely strenuous physical work.

Dictionary example 1

사건이 하도 많아 경찰관들은 뼛골이 빠질 지경이다.

There are so many cases that the police officers are nearly worn to the bone.

Dictionary example 2

그렇게 뼛골 빠지게 일하다가는 몸이 견뎌 내질 못해.

Your body won't withstand working yourself to exhaustion like that.

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

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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 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.

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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. Illustration of the first meaning of “골수에 들다”: For an illness to become extremely deep-seated Be gravely ill For an illness to become extremely deep-seated Illustration of the first meaning of “골수에 맺히다”: Remain unforgettable and deeply lodged in one's heart. Be deeply lodged in one's heart Remain unforgettable and deeply lodged in one's heart. Illustration of the first meaning of “골수에 박히다”: For a thought or feeling to become deeply lodged in one’s heart so that it cannot escape. be deeply ingrained For a thought or feeling to become deeply lodged in one’s heart so that it cannot escape. Illustration of the first meaning of “골수에 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 marrow An emphatic expression for resentment, pain, or the like being so deep and strong that it seems to penetrate one’s bones

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