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Korean idiom Feel suffocated with frustration

Idioms linked to “숨-통” · Linked dictionary word

숨통 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 막히다

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  • 숨통이 막히다
  • 숨통 막히다

English rendering Feel suffocated with frustration Literal translation: “The airway is blocked”

Meaning 1

숨을 쉴 수 없을 정도로 답답함을 느끼다.

Feel so frustrated that one can hardly breathe

Dictionary example 1

너 하는 일을 보니 숨통이 막혀서 못 살겠다.

Seeing what you do leaves me so suffocated I cannot stand it.
동의어 숨(이) 막히다

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“숨통이 막히다” — Feel suffocated with frustration: Feel so frustrated that one can hardly breathe
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