Idioms linked to “숨01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Be extremely breathless Literal translation: “One's breath reaches the chin”
Be very short of breath.
Dictionary example 1
오랜만에 축구를 하니 숨이 턱에 닿아 쓰러질 듯하다.
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Writing text숨이 턱에 닿다
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3 meanings Feel relief or find a livelihood Have one’s mind calm down 
Have no time to catch one’s breath Have no leisure even to calm one’s labored breathing 
without time to catch one’s breath Without enough respite even to calm one’s panting. 
Shared · 6 Without a moment’s respite Extremely busily, without even time for a short rest 
Shared · 6 Have no time to breathe Be extremely busy without even time for a short rest. 
Shared · 6 Without a moment to breathe Very busily, without even time for a brief rest. 
Shared · 6 have no time to breathe To be extremely busy with no time even for a short rest. 
without a moment to breathe Urgently, with no time to compose oneself. 
Without pausing for breath Hurriedly, with no leisure. 
be unable to express oneself freely To be unable to express or assert thoughts, feelings, or force freely. 
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. 
take a brief rest To rest briefly while doing something. Browse in Hangul order.
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