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Korean idiom grit one’s teeth

어금니를 악물다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 어금니를 악물다
  • 어금니를 악물다

English rendering grit one’s teeth Literal translation: “clench the molars”

Meaning 1

고통이나 분노 따위를 참으려고 이를 악물어 굳은 의지를 나타내다.

To show firm determination by clenching one’s teeth to endure pain, anger, or the like.

Dictionary example 1

이제 아버지도 안 계시니 이 험악한 세상을 어금니를 악물고 잘 견디며 살아야 한다.

Now Father is gone, we must grit our teeth and endure this harsh world well.

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“어금니를 악물다” — grit one’s teeth: To show firm determination by clenching one’s teeth to endure pain, anger, or the like.
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