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Korean idiom agonize with worry

Idioms linked to “애-간장” · Linked dictionary word

애간장 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 태우다

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  • 애간장을 태우다
  • 애간장 태우다

English rendering agonize with worry Literal translation: “burn the tender innards”

Meaning 1

몹시 초조하고 안타까워서 속을 많이 태우다.

To suffer intense inner distress from anxiety and anguish.

Dictionary example 1

그동안 형님의 소식을 몰라 식구들이 무척 애간장을 태웠다.

Not knowing how my older brother was doing, the family agonized with worry all that time.

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“애간장을 태우다” — agonize with worry: To suffer intense inner distress from anxiety and anguish.
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