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Idioms linked to “눈”

Linked dictionary entry: 눈01

Dictionary entry ID: 409998

Word definition (Korean): 빛의 자극을 받아 물체를 볼 수 있는 감각 기관. 척추동물의 경우 안구·시각 신경 따위로 되어 있어, 외계에서 들어온 빛은 각막·눈동자·수정체를 지나 유리체를 거쳐 망막에 이르는데, 그 사이에 굴광체(屈光體)에 의하여 굴절되어 망막에 상을 맺는다.

Browse 87 idioms linked to “눈” 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 “눈 깜짝할 사이”: An extremely brief moment In the blink of an eye An extremely brief moment Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 둘 곳을 모르다”: Be bewildered or awkward and not know where to direct one’s gaze Not know where to look Be bewildered or awkward and not know where to direct one’s gaze Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 딱 감다”: Stop thinking about anything else. 2 meanings Take the plunge; turn a blind eye Stop thinking about anything else. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 뜨고 볼 수 없다”: Be unable to bear looking because the scene is horrific or offensively embarrassing Shared · 2 Be unbearable to watch Be unable to bear looking because the scene is horrific or offensively embarrassing Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 뜨고는 못 보다”: To be unable to bear a scene because it is horrific or embarrassingly offensive. Shared · 2 be unbearable to watch To be unable to bear a scene because it is horrific or embarrassingly offensive. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 밖에 나다”: To lose trust and become disliked. Shared · 2 fall out of favor To lose trust and become disliked. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 위에 혹”: Figuratively, someone so hated that their sight is offensive An intolerable person Figuratively, someone so hated that their sight is offensive Illustration of the first meaning of “눈 하나 깜짝 안 하다”: Act casually, showing no disturbance in manner or expression Not bat an eye Act casually, showing no disturbance in manner or expression Illustration of the first meaning of “눈과 귀가 쏠리다”: To listen or watch intently because one’s interest is attracted. have one’s attention drawn To listen or watch intently because one’s interest is attracted. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈도 거들떠보지 않다”: Refuse even to look through contempt or disdain. Not deign to look Refuse even to look through contempt or disdain. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈도 깜짝 안 하다”: To remain calm without the slightest surprise. not bat an eyelid To remain calm without the slightest surprise. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈만 뜨면”: Always while one is awake. Whenever awake Always while one is awake. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 거칠다”: Be unpleasant to look at and displeasing Be offensive to the eye Be unpleasant to look at and displeasing Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 나다”: Lose trust and come to be disliked. Shared · 2 Fall out of favor Lose trust and come to be disliked. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다”: To be very lovable. be utterly adorable To be very lovable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 띄다”: Become conspicuous. Stand out visibly Become conspicuous. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 모가 서다”: Look with an angry expression in the eyes Look angrily Look with an angry expression in the eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 모를 세우다”: Stare with an angry look. Glare angrily Stare with an angry look. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 밟히다”: To remain unforgotten and repeatedly come before one’s eyes. haunt one’s mind’s eye To remain unforgotten and repeatedly come before one’s eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 보이는 것이 없다”: Be unable to judge sensibly Lose all judgment Be unable to judge sensibly Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 불을 달다”: Open one's eyes wide with anger. Glare in anger Open one's eyes wide with anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 불을 켜다”: To be extremely greedy or attentive. 2 meanings be intensely eager or glare angrily To be extremely greedy or attentive. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 쌍심지가 나다”: Open one's eyes wide in great anger. Shared · 6 Glare furiously Open one's eyes wide in great anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 쌍심지를 켜다”: To stare wide-eyed in extreme anger. Shared · 6 glare furiously To stare wide-eyed in extreme anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 아른거리다”: Have a memory of a person, event, or the like come to mind Shared · 2 Linger before the mind’s eye Have a memory of a person, event, or the like come to mind Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 안경”: Even a worthless object looks good if it pleases its owner. Shared · 2 Beauty is in the beholder's eye Even a worthless object looks good if it pleases its owner. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 어리다”: For an image to remain unforgotten and come vividly to mind. remain vivid in one’s mind For an image to remain unforgotten and come vividly to mind. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 익다”: To be familiar from having been seen many times. look familiar To be familiar from having been seen many times. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 잘 보이다”: Gain someone’s recognition Find favor Gain someone’s recognition Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 차다”: Be satisfyingly pleasing. Meet one's expectations Be satisfyingly pleasing. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 칼날이 서다”: To flash one’s eyes viciously and glare. Shared · 2 have a venomous glare To flash one’s eyes viciously and glare. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 칼을 세우다”: Flash one’s eyes and glare viciously Shared · 2 Glare venomously Flash one’s eyes and glare viciously Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 풀칠하다”: See things incorrectly, as though with closed eyes. See things wrongly See things incorrectly, as though with closed eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 핏발을 세우다”: To become so angry or excited that one’s eyes grow bloodshot. become bloodshot with anger To become so angry or excited that one’s eyes grow bloodshot. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 핏발이 서다”: Become angry and resolve to act, or grow excited Bridle with anger Become angry and resolve to act, or grow excited Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 헛거미가 잡히다”: Have flickering vision through weakness from hunger. 2 meanings Have blurred vision from hunger or greed Have flickering vision through weakness from hunger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에 흙이 들어가다”: To die and be buried in the ground. Shared · 2 be dead and buried To die and be buried in the ground. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 딱정벌레가 왔다 갔다 하다”: Figuratively, the flickering vision when dizziness suddenly clouds one’s consciousness Feel dizzy and dazed Figuratively, the flickering vision when dizziness suddenly clouds one’s consciousness Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 번개가 번쩍 나다”: When struck hard on the cheek, head, or the like, have one's vision suddenly darken and a flash appear briefly before disappearing. See stars after a blow When struck hard on the cheek, head, or the like, have one's vision suddenly darken and a flash appear briefly before disappearing. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 벗어나다”: To become free from surveillance or restraint. escape surveillance To become free from surveillance or restraint. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈에서 황이 나다”: Said when one feels deeply wronged or jealous Burn with grievance or jealousy Said when one feels deeply wronged or jealous Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 거치다”: Review or judge writing or the like. Undergo review Review or judge writing or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 곤두세우다”: To have a fierce look in one’s eyes from anger. Shared · 3 glare angrily To have a fierce look in one’s eyes from anger. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 굴리다”: Turn one’s pupils this way and that Move one’s gaze around Turn one’s pupils this way and that Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 까뒤집다”: A strongly vulgar expression for losing one’s senses through engrossment, usually in something bad Shared · 6 Work in a frenzy A strongly vulgar expression for losing one’s senses through engrossment, usually in something bad Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 끌다”: Arouse curiosity and make people look. 2 meanings Attract the eye Arouse curiosity and make people look. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 돌리다”: Shift one's interest. Turn one's attention Shift one's interest. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 뒤집다”: To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Shared · 6 become obsessively reckless To lose one’s senses through absorption, chiefly in something undesirable. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 똑바로 뜨다”: Stay alert and pay attention Keep one’s eyes open Stay alert and pay attention Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 맞추다”: Look into each other's eyes. Make eye contact Look into each other's eyes. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 밝히다”: To concentrate one’s attention or exert effort to find something. search intently To concentrate one’s attention or exert effort to find something. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 붙이다”: Sleep Get some sleep Sleep Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 속이다”: Use a temporary trick to fool an observer. Deceive someone's watchful eye Use a temporary trick to fool an observer. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 씻고 보다”: To look with alertness and concentration. look very closely To look with alertness and concentration. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 씻고 보려야 볼 수 없다”: Be very rare and difficult to find Be extremely hard to find Be very rare and difficult to find Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 의심하다”: To distrust what one sees and find it strange, wondering whether one has seen wrongly. not believe one’s eyes To distrust what one sees and find it strange, wondering whether one has seen wrongly. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 크게 뜨다”: Stay intensely alert and attentive Keep one’s eyes wide open Stay intensely alert and attentive Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 틔워 주다”: Teach someone to recognize letters. 2 meanings Teach literacy or understanding Teach someone to recognize letters. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈을 피하다”: Avoid another person's observation. Avoid being seen Avoid another person's observation. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 가매지게”: A figurative expression describing intense waiting. Shared · 4 wait desperately A figurative expression describing intense waiting. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 곤두서다”: Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Shared · 3 Have venom rise in one’s eyes Have anger bring a venomous expression to one’s eyes Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 까뒤집히다”: A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Shared · 5 Lose one's damned senses A highly vulgar expression for losing reason through a shocking event or obsession. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 나오다”: To be greatly startled. Shared · 6 have one’s eyes pop in surprise To be greatly startled. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 낮다”: To have a low level of discernment. have low standards To have a low level of discernment. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 높다”: Habitually seek only things better than the ordinary 2 meanings Have high standards or good taste Habitually seek only things better than the ordinary Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 돌아가다”: Lose judgment through shock or rage. 2 meanings Lose one's senses; have one's attention drawn Lose judgment through shock or rage. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 동그래지다”: Open one’s eyes wide from great surprise or puzzlement Widen one’s eyes in surprise Open one’s eyes wide from great surprise or puzzlement Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 뒤집히다”: To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Shared · 5 lose one’s reason To lose one’s reason after a shocking event or through obsession with something. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 등잔만 하다”: Have one's eyes widen from surprise or fear. Have eyes wide with shock Have one's eyes widen from surprise or fear. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 뚫어지게”: An expression for gazing at one spot without moving. stare fixedly An expression for gazing at one spot without moving. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 많다”: Have many people watching Have many watching eyes Have many people watching Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 맞다”: Of two people, have feelings or intentions connect. Be attracted to each other Of two people, have feelings or intentions connect. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 무디다”: Have a weak ability to observe and understand things Have poor powers of observation Have a weak ability to observe and understand things Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 번쩍 뜨이다”: Suddenly regain alertness. Suddenly come alert Suddenly regain alertness. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 벌겋다”: To be intensely absorbed in seeking only one’s own advantage. be consumed by self-interest To be intensely absorbed in seeking only one’s own advantage. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 빠지게 기다리다”: To wait a long time in great anguish. Shared · 4 wait anxiously for ages To wait a long time in great anguish. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 삐다”: A reproachful expression used when someone misperceives the obvious Shared · 2 Misjudge something obvious A reproachful expression used when someone misperceives the obvious Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 산 밖에 비어지다”: Become so excited and enraged that one nearly loses reason Be beside oneself with rage Become so excited and enraged that one nearly loses reason Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 시다”: Find someone's behavior unpleasant and disgusting to see. Be offensive to watch Find someone's behavior unpleasant and disgusting to see. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 시뻘겋다”: An emphatic expression for being intensely absorbed in pursuing only one's own interests. Be intensely obsessed with self-interest An emphatic expression for being intensely absorbed in pursuing only one's own interests. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 시퍼렇게 살아 있다”: To be fully alive and well. be very much alive To be fully alive and well. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 여리다”: Lack emotional hardness and readily show tears Be easily moved to tears Lack emotional hardness and readily show tears Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 열리다”: Develop discerning understanding. Gain understanding Develop discerning understanding. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 캄캄하다”: To be dizzy and mentally at a complete loss. 2 meanings be bewildered or illiterate To be dizzy and mentally at a complete loss. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 트이다”: Become able to judge things or phenomena Gain understanding Become able to judge things or phenomena Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 핑핑 돌아가다”: Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up. Shared · 2 Be dizzyingly busy or fast Figuratively, be so busy or fast that awareness cannot keep up. Illustration of the first meaning of “눈이 화등잔 같다”: A figurative expression for large, round eyes. 2 meanings have eyes like lamps A figurative expression for large, round eyes.

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