Idioms linked to “숨01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Breathe one’s last Literal translation: “Pass over one’s breath”
Cease to breathe and die
Dictionary example 1
총탄을 맞은 장군은 위생병이 오기 전에 숨을 넘기고 말았다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text숨 넘기다
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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 
2 meanings Gape in astonishment; stand aloof Open one's mouth wide in astonishment at something extraordinary or absurd. 
Shared · 6 Take a breather Get through a difficult crisis and gain some respite. Browse in Hangul order.
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