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Idioms linked to “어깨01” · Linked dictionary word

어깨가 처지다 [낮아지다/늘어지다] Possible alternative: “낮아지다/늘어지다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 어깨가 처지다[낮아지다/늘어지다]
  • 어깨가 처지다
  • 어깨가 낮아지다 Unverified form
  • 어깨가 늘어지다 Unverified form

English rendering be downcast Literal translation: “the shoulders droop [lower/sag]”

Meaning 1

낙심하여 풀이 죽고 기가 꺾이다.

To lose heart and confidence from discouragement.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨로 숨을 쉬다”: Breathe as though in distress, heaving one’s shoulders Breathe laboriously Breathe as though in distress, heaving one’s shoulders Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 같이하다”: Work together for the same purpose. Work together Work together for the same purpose. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 겨누다”: To have similar standing or strength. Shared · 2 stand shoulder to shoulder To have similar standing or strength. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 견주다”: To have similar standing or strength. Shared · 2 rank shoulder to shoulder To have similar standing or strength. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 겯다”: Act together for the same purpose Act shoulder to shoulder Act together for the same purpose Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 나란히 하다”: Stand side by side, or walk standing side by side. 3 meanings Stand together; be equal; work together Stand side by side, or walk standing side by side. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 낮추다”: To lower oneself modestly. humble oneself To lower oneself modestly. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 들이밀다”: Plunge into an undertaking without sparing oneself Throw oneself into something Plunge into an undertaking without sparing oneself Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 짓누르다”: Of duties, responsibilities, restrictions, or the like, create heavy pressure. Shared · 2 Weigh heavily on someone Of duties, responsibilities, restrictions, or the like, create heavy pressure. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨를 펴다”: To be confident with no need to bow. stand proudly To be confident with no need to bow.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨에 걸머지다”: Come to bear a heavy responsibility or the like Shoulder responsibility Come to bear a heavy responsibility or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨에 지다”: Keep responsibility or duty for something in one's mind. Bear responsibility Keep responsibility or duty for something in one's mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨에 힘을 주다”: To take an arrogant attitude. put on airs To take an arrogant attitude. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨에 힘이 들어가다”: Come to adopt an arrogant attitude Become arrogant Come to adopt an arrogant attitude Illustration of the first meaning of “어깻죽지가 처지다”: Become dispirited and discouraged Lose heart Become dispirited and discouraged Illustration of the first meaning of “죽지가 부러지다”: Figuratively, for one’s former high spirits to decline so that one can no longer act as one pleases. have one’s wings clipped Figuratively, for one’s former high spirits to decline so that one can no longer act as one pleases. Illustration of the first meaning of “죽지가 처지다”: Have one’s vigor broken or lose resolve Lose one’s spirit Have one’s vigor broken or lose resolve Illustration of the first meaning of “죽지를 떼다”: Lower one's shoulders after shooting an arrow. 2 meanings Lower one's shoulders; act overbearing Lower one's shoulders after shooting an arrow. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨가 가볍다”: Feel relieved after escaping or reducing a heavy responsibility. Feel relieved of responsibility Feel relieved after escaping or reducing a heavy responsibility. Illustration of the first meaning of “어깨가 무겁다”: To feel a great mental burden from heavy responsibility. Shared · 2 feel a heavy responsibility To feel a great mental burden from heavy responsibility.

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