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Korean idiom Straighten a leaning structure

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살 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 잡다

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English rendering Straighten a leaning structure Literal translation: “Set the braces”

Meaning 1

기울어진 집 따위를 바로잡아 세우다.

Straighten and erect a leaning house or the like.

Dictionary example 1

무너진 토담은 진흙으로 메우고 기울어진 기둥은 살을 잡아 바로 세웠다.

They filled the collapsed earthen wall with mud and braced the leaning pillars upright.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “갈을 켜다”: To saw wood to make joints, such as a four-way joint in a pillar or a crosspiece joint in a lintel. saw a joint To saw wood to make joints, such as a four-way joint in a pillar or a crosspiece joint in a lintel. Illustration of the first meaning of “갈을 타다”: Cut the forked sections of a pillar-head joint or the split tenon of a lintel Cut a forked joint Cut the forked sections of a pillar-head joint or the split tenon of a lintel Illustration of the first meaning of “고미를 누르다”: Make a traditional ceiling of thick crossbeams, woven laths, and a thick coating of clay. Build a traditional clay ceiling Make a traditional ceiling of thick crossbeams, woven laths, and a thick coating of clay. Illustration of the first meaning of “반자를 받다”: To leap about in anger. fly into a rage To leap about in anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “부들이를 뽑다”: To carve the rafters by the eaves so that they appear to curve upward. shape upturned rafter tips To carve the rafters by the eaves so that they appear to curve upward. Illustration of the first meaning of “사개가 맞다”: For words or reasoning to be perfectly consistent without any gaps Fit together perfectly For words or reasoning to be perfectly consistent without any gaps Illustration of the first meaning of “산자를 받다”: To weave and lay roof laths. lay roof lathing To weave and lay roof laths. Illustration of the first meaning of “쌍사를 치다”: Slightly bevel the edges of a pillar, wooden vessel, or the like and carve concave grooves. Carve paired concave grooves Slightly bevel the edges of a pillar, wooden vessel, or the like and carve concave grooves. Illustration of the first meaning of “천장을 모르다”: Have no discernible limit Know no ceiling Have no discernible limit

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“살을 잡다” — Straighten a leaning structure: Straighten and erect a leaning house or the like.
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