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Korean idiom grovel

설설 기다

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  • 설설 기다

English rendering grovel Literal translation: “crawl meekly”

Meaning 1

남 앞에서 기가 죽어 행동을 자유로이 못하고 순종만 하다.

To be cowed before someone, unable to act freely, and only obey.

Dictionary example 1

그는 아랫사람들 앞에서는 큰소리치지만 윗사람 앞에서는 설설 긴다.

He blusters before subordinates but grovels before superiors.

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“설설 기다” — grovel: To be cowed before someone, unable to act freely, and only obey.
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