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Korean idiom Gnash one's teeth in anger

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이 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 갈다 [갈아 마시다] Possible alternative: “갈아 마시다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 이(를) 갈다[갈아 마시다]
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  • 이를 갈아 마시다 Unverified form
  • 이 갈아 마시다 Unverified form

English rendering Gnash one's teeth in anger Literal translation: “Grind [grind up and drink] one's teeth”

Meaning 1

몹시 화가 나거나 분을 참지 못하여 독한 마음을 먹고 벼르다.

Resolve bitterly and await revenge, overcome by anger or indignation.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “이가 갈리다”: Become so angry or unable to contain one's fury that malicious resolve arises. Be consumed by anger Become so angry or unable to contain one's fury that malicious resolve arises. Illustration of the first meaning of “이가 떨리다”: To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Shared · 2 be furious or utterly fed up To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Illustration of the first meaning of “이가 빠지다”: For part of a vessel’s rim or a blade’s edge to break off 2 meanings Be chipped or incomplete For part of a vessel’s rim or a blade’s edge to break off Illustration of the first meaning of “이도 안 나다”: Have an inadequate level or degree of preparation for undertaking something Be nowhere near ready Have an inadequate level or degree of preparation for undertaking something Illustration of the first meaning of “이도 안 들어가다”: Elicit no response or acceptance, whatever one says or does. Have no effect at all Elicit no response or acceptance, whatever one says or does. Illustration of the first meaning of “이를 떨다”: To feel extremely angry or thoroughly sick of something. seethe with anger or disgust To feel extremely angry or thoroughly sick of something. Illustration of the first meaning of “이를 악물다”: To make an extraordinary resolution to overcome a difficulty or obstacle beyond one’s strength. 2 meanings grit one’s teeth To make an extraordinary resolution to overcome a difficulty or obstacle beyond one’s strength.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “너리가 먹다”: Have one’s gums ulcerate and erode inward Have eroding gums Have one’s gums ulcerate and erode inward Illustration of the first meaning of “속니를 갈다”: To feel extremely resentful inwardly. seethe inwardly To feel extremely resentful inwardly. Illustration of the first meaning of “어금니를 악물다”: To show firm determination by clenching one’s teeth to endure pain, anger, or the like. grit one’s teeth To show firm determination by clenching one’s teeth to endure pain, anger, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “이빨을 까다”: Coarsely, to tell others facts or matters one knows. 2 meanings Shared · 2 shoot one’s mouth off Coarsely, to tell others facts or matters one knows. Illustration of the first meaning of “이빨이 갈리다”: A disparaging expression for becoming so angry or unable to restrain indignation that one develops a bitter resolve Grind one’s teeth in rage A disparaging expression for becoming so angry or unable to restrain indignation that one develops a bitter resolve Illustration of the first meaning of “이빨이 세다”: Slang: be skilled at talking. Have a glib tongue Slang: be skilled at talking. Illustration of the first meaning of “치가 떨리다”: To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Shared · 2 be furious or utterly fed up To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Illustration of the first meaning of “치를 떨다”: Be so miserly that one is reluctant to part with anything 2 meanings Balk at spending or shudder with anger Be so miserly that one is reluctant to part with anything

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“이를 갈다” — Gnash one's teeth in anger: Resolve bitterly and await revenge, overcome by anger or indignation.
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