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Be frantically obsessed (눈깔을 까뒤집다) An extremely vulgar expression for rolling one’s eyes back in frenzy or obsession Be madly obsessed (눈깔을 뒤집다) A vulgar expression for losing one's senses through obsession, usually with something bad. Lose one's fucking senses (눈알을 까뒤집다) A highly vulgar expression for losing one's senses through obsession, usually with something bad. become obsessively reckless (눈알을 뒤집다) To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Work in a frenzy (눈을 까뒤집다) A strongly vulgar expression for losing one’s senses through engrossment, usually in something bad become obsessively reckless (눈을 뒤집다) To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable.
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Be frantically busy (눈코 뜰 사이 없다) Be extremely busy to the point of distraction Without a moment’s respite (숨 쉴 사이 없이) Extremely busily, without even time for a short rest Have no time to breathe (숨 쉴 사이가 없다) Be extremely busy without even time for a short rest. Without a moment to breathe (숨 쉴 새 없이) Very busily, without even time for a brief rest. have no time to breathe (숨 쉴 새가 없다) To be extremely busy with no time even for a short rest. Be urgently busy (일시가 바쁘다) Be extremely busy.
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Rest easy (두 다리를 뻗다) Relax because a worrying or demanding matter has ended Rest easy (발을 뻗다) Feel relieved after a worrying or demanding matter has ended. Ease up or underestimate (한 손 놓다) Gain breathing room after passing a difficult stage of work Take a breather (한숨을 돌리다) Get through a difficult crisis and gain some respite. Breathe a sigh of relief (한숨이 놓이다) Gain some peace of mind after escaping worry or a difficult crisis relax in relief (허리띠를 풀다) To feel reassured, relax tension, and set one’s mind at ease.
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open one’s heart (가슴을 열다) To reveal or receive one’s innermost feelings. bare one’s heart (가슴을 헤쳐 놓다) To reveal all one’s thoughts or words without reserve. Lay bare one’s heart (간담을 헤치다) Speak all one’s innermost thoughts without hiding anything spill all one’s thoughts (밸을 뽑다) Coarsely, to reveal all the thoughts in one’s heart. Speak one's mind openly (심사를 털어놓다) State all the thoughts one has in mind.
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be wet behind the ears (꼭뒤에 피도 안 마르다) To be far from adulthood, or to be young. be wet behind the ears (대가리에 피도 안 마르다) A coarse expression for being far from adulthood or young. Still be a mere youngster (대가리의 물도 안 마르다) A vulgar expression for still being young or a long way from adulthood Still be a mere child (머리에 피도 안 마르다) Still be far from adulthood, or be young be wet behind the ears (이마에 피도 안 마르다) To be far from adulthood, or to be young.
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Lose one’s senses (눈깔이 뒤집히다) A vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking experience or obsession Lose one's damned reason (눈알이 까뒤집히다) A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. lose one’s reason (눈알이 뒤집히다) To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Lose one's damned senses (눈이 까뒤집히다) A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. lose one’s reason (눈이 뒤집히다) To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something.
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be afflicted by a malign influence (살이 끼다) For an ominous influence that harms people or objects to attach itself. An evil influence attaches itself (살이 붙다) An ominous force harmful to people, objects, or the like attaches itself. Be beset by a malign influence (살이 뻗치다) Have an ominous force that harms people or objects attach itself Be under an evil influence (살이 서다) An ominous force harmful to people, objects, or the like attaches itself. Be beset by a malign influence (살이 오르다) Have an ominous force that harms people or objects attach itself
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Talk repeatedly about someone or something (입에 침이 마르다) Speak repeatedly about another person or object. Repeat endlessly (입이 닳다) Speak repeatedly about another person or object Talk about something endlessly (입이 마르다) Speak repeatedly about another person or object. Speak until one’s mouth runs dry (침이 마르다) Speak repeatedly about another person or object Repeat endlessly (혀가 닳다) Speak repeatedly about another person or object.
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Remember indelibly (골수에 새기다) An emphatic expression for firmly remembering something in one's heart so as not to forget. engrave deeply in one’s heart (뼈에 새기다) An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. engrave deeply in one’s heart (심장에 새기다) An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Remember deeply (폐부에 새기다) An emphatic expression for firmly remembering something in one's heart so as not to forget.
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Be evenly matched opponents (멍군 장군) Usually said in janggi, figuratively describe two opponents whose contest is difficult to decide. Be evenly matched (멍이야 장이야) An expression usually used in Korean chess; figuratively, two opponents are so evenly opposed that the winner is hard to determine be evenly matched (장군 멍군) A figurative expression for two opponents being so evenly matched that the outcome is hard to decide, taken from expressions commonly used in Korean chess. be evenly matched (장이야 멍이야) A figurative expression for two opponents being so evenly matched that the outcome is hard to decide, from expressions commonly used in Korean chess.