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Idioms linked to “일-손” · Linked dictionary word

일손을 붙들다 [잡다/쥐다] Possible alternative: “잡다/쥐다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 일손을 붙들다[잡다/쥐다]
  • 일손을 붙들다
  • 일손을 잡다 Unverified form
  • 일손을 쥐다 Unverified form

English rendering Begin working Literal translation: “Take [grasp/hold] the work in hand”

Meaning 1

어떤 일에 손을 대어 시작하다.

Put one's hand to a task and begin.

Dictionary example 1

아내는 한번 일손을 붙들면 좀처럼 놓지 않았다.

Once my wife began work, she seldom let go.

Dictionary example 2

노인은 새참을 먹고 피워 물었던 곰방대를 발밑에 떨고 일손을 잡았다.

After eating a snack, the elder tapped the tobacco from their short pipe at their feet and resumed work.

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“일손을 붙들다” — Begin working: Put one's hand to a task and begin.
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