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Korean idiom extend one’s reach

Idioms linked to “손01” · Linked dictionary word

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

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 손(을) 뻗치다
  • 손을 뻗치다
  • 손 뻗치다

English rendering extend one’s reach Literal translation: “stretch out one’s hand”

Meaning 1

이제까지 하지 아니하던 일까지 활동 범위를 넓히다.

To expand one’s activity into work one has not done before.

Dictionary example 1

대기업들이 온갖 사업에 손을 뻗치자 중소기업들은 설 곳을 잃게 되었다.

As major companies extended into every kind of business, smaller firms lost their foothold.
Meaning 2

적극적인 도움, 요구, 침략, 간섭 따위의 행위가 멀리까지 미치게 하다.

To extend active help, demands, aggression, interference, or the like far afield.

Dictionary example 1

일본은 경제적인 면뿐만이 아니라 정치적인 면에서도 침략의 손을 뻗쳤다.

Japan extended its hand of aggression politically as well as economically.

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“손을 뻗치다” — extend one’s reach: To expand one’s activity into work one has not done before.
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