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Korean idiom Have no time to catch one’s breath

Idioms linked to “숨01” · Linked dictionary word

숨 돌릴 사이도 없다

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  • 숨 돌릴 사이도 없다

English rendering Have no time to catch one’s breath Literal translation: “Have no interval even to settle the breath”

Meaning 1

가쁜 숨을 가라앉힐 정도의 여유도 없다.

Have no leisure even to calm one’s labored breathing

Dictionary example 1

그는 어제 갑자기 헐레벌떡 와서는 얼굴만 내밀고 가 버리는 것이 숨 돌릴 사이도 없는 듯했다.

He rushed in suddenly yesterday and left after merely showing his face, apparently without time even to catch his breath.

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“숨 돌릴 사이도 없다” — Have no time to catch one’s breath: Have no leisure even to calm one’s labored breathing
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