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Korean idiom agonize

Idioms linked to “속01” · Linked dictionary word

속 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 끓이다

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English rendering agonize Literal translation: “boil the insides”

Meaning 1

마음을 태우다.

To torment oneself with worry.

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 한평생을 자식 문제로 속 끓이고 살아왔다.

She has spent her whole life worrying about her children.

Dictionary example 2

군에 간 자식 생각으로 속을 끓이신 어머니는 제대로 먹지도 못하시고 주무시지도 못하셨다.

Worrying about her child in the army, Mother could neither eat nor sleep properly.

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“속을 끓이다” — agonize: To torment oneself with worry.
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