WORDROW Korean Idioms 천길만길 뛰다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 천길만길 뛰다
- 천길만길 뛰다
English rendering jump in outrage or shock Literal translation: “jump a thousand, ten thousand fathoms”
Meaning 1
몹시 성나거나 기겁하여 펄쩍 뛰다.
To leap up in extreme anger or fright.
Dictionary example 1
그는 자기가 범인이 아니라며 천길만길 뛰었다.
He jumped up in outrage, insisting he was not the culprit.