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Korean idiom Stay keenly alert

촉각을 곤두세우다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 촉각을 곤두세우다
  • 촉각을 곤두세우다

English rendering Stay keenly alert Literal translation: “Raise one’s antennae”

Meaning 1

정신을 집중하고 신경을 곤두세워 즉각 대응할 태세를 취하다.

Concentrate, keep one’s nerves sharply alert, and prepare to respond immediately

Dictionary example 1

그는 촉각을 곤두세우고 상대편의 행동을 살폈다.

He stayed keenly alert, watching his opponent’s actions.

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“촉각을 곤두세우다” — Stay keenly alert: Concentrate, keep one’s nerves sharply alert, and prepare to respond immediately
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