Idioms linked to “오금01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Be unable to move Literal translation: “The hollows of the knees stiffen”
Become unable to move at all
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2 meanings Be restless or dissipated Be unable to remain calmly in one place, becoming excited and rushing recklessly. 
Be tied down by work Be unable to move because one is tied to a task. 
lead a dissipated life To behave indulgently with a dissolute mind. 
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. 
Have stiff limbs Have arms and legs that do not move freely 
Be itching to do something Be unable to stay still because one wants to do something. 
feel a guilty anxiety To worry that one’s wrongdoing may be exposed or bring bad consequences. 
Shared · 4 Flee for dear life Run away with all one’s strength and utmost urgency 
Be wildly restless Describe being unable to stay calmly in one place and fussing about excitedly, as though a whirlwind behind the knees made one float restlessly about. 
rush busily about A figurative expression for rushing about busily in search of something, meaning that one’s legs move so often they seem about to catch fire. 
go on foot To walk on one’s own feet without riding anything. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 be desperately poor or overstretched A figurative expression for living in extreme poverty. 
Shared · 2 have lucky timing for a meal To be fortunate enough to happen upon a meal and get to eat. 
Be forestalled Be deprived of the chance to act beforehand 
Shared · 3 Sleep without worries Sleep comfortably with peace of mind. 
Shared · 4 Run for dear life Flee extremely urgently with all one's strength. 
Be held by one’s weakness Have an opponent seize on one’s weakness, leaving one unable to escape 
Belatedly reopen a settled matter Clumsily bring up again words whose discussion has already ended. 
hold someone by a weakness To seize upon another person’s weakness and prevent them from escaping. 
Shared · 4 grovel to someone To flatter and fawn on someone. Browse in Hangul order.
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