Idioms linked to “숨01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Suffocate Literal translation: “Stew one's breath”
Have one's breathing blocked and fall into suffocation.
No example sentences are available for this meaning.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text숨 고다
Explore the body parts or scenes linked to this idiom.
A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Shared · 2 end a life To kill oneself or another person. 
Breathe one’s last Cease to breathe and die 
2 meanings Catch one's breath; take a break Calm rapid breathing. 
be alive and active To move or operate while alive. 
2 meanings Be breathlessly demanding or oppressive For something to be extremely taxing or urgent 
Die A euphemistic expression for “to die” 
Pass away A euphemistic expression for dying. 
a frantic cry A sound uttered urgently in extreme haste. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 Feel suffocated or intense tension Feel so stifled that one can hardly breathe 
Be barely alive Remain barely alive. 
3 meanings subside For heat, cold, or the like to pass its severe peak. 
Be extremely breathless Be very short of breath. 
3 meanings Feel relief or find a livelihood Have one’s mind calm down 
Kill A vulgar expression for “kill” (homonym 1). 
tighten the noose To bring a vital or decisive point under control. 
give breathing room To resolve a constraining difficulty. 
Die A vulgar expression for the euphemistic “one’s breathing ceases,” meaning “to die” 
Shared · 2 Feel suffocated with frustration Feel so frustrated that one can hardly breathe 
Carry a cherished touch Contain the affection with which something was cherished 
Have nothing to do Have no business activity or work to do Browse in Hangul order.
WORDROW Korean Idioms