WORDROW Korean Idioms 온 세상을 얻은 듯
- Form listed in the dictionary: 온 세상을 얻은 듯
- 온 세상을 얻은 듯
English rendering Feel as though one has everything Literal translation: “As though having gained the whole world”
Meaning 1
세상에 부러울 것 하나 없이 매우 만족해하는 경우를 비유적으로 이르는 말.
Figuratively, describe being utterly satisfied, with nothing in the world to envy
Dictionary example 1
할머니는 돌아가시기 전에 친손자를 보시고는 온 세상을 얻은 듯 기뻐하셨다.
Before she died, Grandmother saw her son’s son and rejoiced as though she had gained the whole world.