WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “허리01” · Linked dictionary word
허리가 휘다 [휘어지다] Possible alternative: “휘어지다” · Usage not verified
- Form listed in the dictionary: 허리가 휘다[휘어지다]
- 허리가 휘다
- 허리가 휘어지다 Unverified form
English rendering be overburdened Literal translation: “the waist bends [becomes bent]”
Meaning 1
감당하기 어려운 일을 하느라 힘이 부치다.
To be exhausted by carrying out a task that is difficult to bear.
Dictionary example 1
아버지의 병원비를 대느라 허리가 휠 지경이다.
Paying my father’s medical bills is about to break my back.
Dictionary example 2
어머니는 동생이 대학에 입학하고 나서 학비로 허리가 휘어졌다고 말했다.
Mother said that after my younger sibling entered university, the tuition fees had become a crushing burden.
