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Korean idiom stop someone from speaking

Idioms linked to “입” · Linked dictionary word

입을 틀어막다

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  • 입을 틀어막다

English rendering stop someone from speaking Literal translation: “stop up the mouth”

Meaning 1

시끄러운 소리나 자기에게 불리한 말을 하지 못하게 억제하다.

To suppress noisy speech or words unfavorable to oneself.

Dictionary example 1

그들이 사실을 말하기 전에 어떻게 해서든지 그들의 입을 틀어막아야 할 텐데.

We must somehow silence them before they tell the truth.

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“입을 틀어막다” — stop someone from speaking: To suppress noisy speech or words unfavorable to oneself.
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