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Korean idiom ask for handouts

Idioms linked to “손01” · Linked dictionary word

손 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 벌리다

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  • 손을 벌리다
  • 손 벌리다

English rendering ask for handouts Literal translation: “hold out one’s hands”

Meaning 1

무엇을 달라고 요구하거나 구걸하다.

To demand or beg for something.

Dictionary example 1

거두어야 할 식구가 많아 하는 수 없이 이웃집에 손을 벌리기까지 했다.

With so many family members to support, he had no choice but even to ask his neighbors for help.
동의어 손(을) 내밀다

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“손을 벌리다” — ask for handouts: To demand or beg for something.
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