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Korean idiom touch a sore spot

아픈 곳을 [데를] Possible alternative: “데를” · Usage not verified 건드리다 [찌르다] Possible alternative: “찌르다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 아픈 곳을[데를] 건드리다[찌르다]
  • 아픈 곳을 건드리다
  • 아픈 곳을 찌르다 Unverified form
  • 아픈 데를 건드리다 Unverified form
  • 아픈 데를 찌르다 Unverified form

English rendering touch a sore spot Literal translation: “touch [stab] a painful place [spot]”

Meaning 1

상대방의 약점이나 허점을 말하거나 지적하다.

To mention or point out another person’s weakness or flaw.

Dictionary example 1

너는 어쩌면 그렇게 남의 아픈 곳을 건드리니.

How can you keep touching other people’s sore spots like that?

Dictionary example 2

그녀가 자신의 아픈 데를 건드리자 그는 화가 났다.

When she touched his sore spot, he grew angry.

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“아픈 곳을 건드리다” — touch a sore spot: To mention or point out another person’s weakness or flaw.
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