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Idioms linked to “오금01” · Linked dictionary word

오금을 못 쓰다 [추다/펴다] Possible alternative: “추다/펴다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 오금을 못 쓰다[추다/펴다]
  • 오금을 못 쓰다
  • 오금을 못 추다 Unverified form
  • 오금을 못 펴다 Unverified form

English rendering Be helplessly captivated or afraid Literal translation: “Be unable to use [move/straighten] the backs of one's knees”

Meaning 1

몹시 마음이 끌리거나 두려워 꼼짝 못 하다.

Be unable to move from intense attraction or fear.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “오금”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “오금을 박다”: Vigorously refute someone who acts or speaks contrary to an earlier boast, using that boast against them 2 meanings Call someone out or firmly restrain Vigorously refute someone who acts or speaks contrary to an earlier boast, using that boast against them Illustration of the first meaning of “오금을 펴다”: To live at ease with peace of mind. Shared · 3 relax To live at ease with peace of mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 굳다”: Become unable to move at all Be unable to move Become unable to move at all Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 뜨다”: Be unable to remain calmly in one place, becoming excited and rushing recklessly. 2 meanings Be restless or dissipated Be unable to remain calmly in one place, becoming excited and rushing recklessly. Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 묶이다”: Be unable to move because one is tied to a task. Be tied down by work Be unable to move because one is tied to a task. Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 밀리다”: To behave indulgently with a dissolute mind. lead a dissipated life To behave indulgently with a dissolute mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 박히다”: To be severely refuted using one’s earlier boast as grounds when one says or does the opposite of what one had loudly guaranteed. 2 meanings be sharply rebuked or warned To be severely refuted using one’s earlier boast as grounds when one says or does the opposite of what one had loudly guaranteed. Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 붙다”: Have arms and legs that do not move freely Have stiff limbs Have arms and legs that do not move freely Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 쑤시다”: Be unable to stay still because one wants to do something. Be itching to do something Be unable to stay still because one wants to do something. Illustration of the first meaning of “오금이 저리다”: To worry that one’s wrongdoing may be exposed or bring bad consequences. feel a guilty anxiety To worry that one’s wrongdoing may be exposed or bring bad consequences.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “정강말을 타다”: To walk on one’s own feet without riding anything. go on foot To walk on one’s own feet without riding anything. Illustration of the first meaning of “가랑이가 찢어지다”: A figurative expression for living in extreme poverty. 2 meanings Shared · 2 be desperately poor or overstretched A figurative expression for living in extreme poverty. Illustration of the first meaning of “다리가 길다”: To be fortunate enough to happen upon a meal and get to eat. Shared · 2 have lucky timing for a meal To be fortunate enough to happen upon a meal and get to eat. Illustration of the first meaning of “다리를 들리다”: Be deprived of the chance to act beforehand Be forestalled Be deprived of the chance to act beforehand Illustration of the first meaning of “다리를 뻗고 자다”: Sleep comfortably with peace of mind. Shared · 3 Sleep without worries Sleep comfortably with peace of mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “다리야 날 살려라”: Flee extremely urgently with all one's strength. Shared · 4 Run for dear life Flee extremely urgently with all one's strength. Illustration of the first meaning of “뒷다리가 잡히다”: Have an opponent seize on one’s weakness, leaving one unable to escape Be held by one’s weakness Have an opponent seize on one’s weakness, leaving one unable to escape Illustration of the first meaning of “뒷다리를 긁다”: Clumsily bring up again words whose discussion has already ended. Belatedly reopen a settled matter Clumsily bring up again words whose discussion has already ended. Illustration of the first meaning of “뒷다리를 잡다”: To seize upon another person’s weakness and prevent them from escaping. hold someone by a weakness To seize upon another person’s weakness and prevent them from escaping. Illustration of the first meaning of “사타구니를 긁다”: To flatter and fawn on someone. Shared · 4 grovel to someone To flatter and fawn on someone.

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