Idioms linked to “주머니” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering tighten one’s purse strings Literal translation: “tighten the pocket string”
To save money extremely frugally.
Dictionary example 1
주머니 끈을 졸라도 살기 힘든 세상이다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text주머니 끈을 조르다
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Shared · 2 Be short of funds Have insufficient spending funds or money. 
Shared · 2 have ample funds To have plenty of funds or money available to spend. 
Shared · 2 be short of money To have little money. 
Shared · 2 Have plenty of money Have enough money in one’s possession 
Have no money Have no money. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 Empty one's pockets; rob Offer all the money one has. 
Shared · 2 Be robbed Suffer robbery 
lay down one’s burden To escape pain, sorrow, worry, responsibility, or the like. 
2 meanings Pack up and leave Completely quit an affair one has been involved in 
Settle somewhere Choose a residence somewhere and begin living there. 
2 meanings Be inferior; take a bad turn Have unequal level or degree, with one side inferior. 
Shared · 2 Be short of money Have poor funds or money available to spend. 
Shared · 2 have ample spending money To have plenty of funds or money available to spend. 
Shared · 2 Be short of money Have little money in one’s possession 
Shared · 2 Have plenty of money Have sufficient money. 
2 meanings Shared · 2 empty one’s pockets or rob someone To give up all the money one has. 
Shared · 2 Be robbed Suffer robbery Browse in Hangul order.
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