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Idioms linked to “기름”

Linked dictionary entry: 기름01

Dictionary entry ID: 406217

Word definition (Korean): 물보다 가볍고 불을 붙이면 잘 타는 액체. 약간 끈기가 있고 미끈미끈하며 물에 잘 풀리지 않는다. 동물의 살, 뼈, 가죽에 엉기어 있기도 하고 식물의 씨앗에서 짜내기도 하는데, 원료에 따라서 빛깔과 성질이 다르고 쓰임새가 매우 다양하다.

Browse 5 idioms linked to “기름” in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, in Hangul order. Distinct words with the same spelling are kept separate using their dictionary entry IDs.

Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 끼얹다”: Incite emotions or actions and intensify them Add fuel to the fire Incite emotions or actions and intensify them Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 붓다”: An emphatic expression for intensifying emotion or behavior by encouraging it. Fuel something further An emphatic expression for intensifying emotion or behavior by encouraging it. Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 짜다”: A figurative expression for owners of the means of production in a class society appropriating the fruits of labor without payment from direct producers who lack those means. 3 meanings exploit, crowd, or cry A figurative expression for owners of the means of production in a class society appropriating the fruits of labor without payment from direct producers who lack those means. Illustration of the first meaning of “기름을 치다”: Colloquially, to use bribes so that a matter is handled smoothly. grease someone’s palm Colloquially, to use bribes so that a matter is handled smoothly. Illustration of the first meaning of “기름이 흐르다”: Be prosperous and plentiful Live in abundance Be prosperous and plentiful