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Idioms linked to “뼈”

Linked dictionary entry: 뼈

Dictionary entry ID: 438052

Word definition (Korean): 척추동물의 살 속에서 그 몸을 지탱하는 단단한 물질. 표면은 뼈막으로 덮여 있고, 속에는 혈구를 만드는 골수로 채워져 있다.

Browse 13 idioms linked to “뼈” 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 “뼈가 녹다”: To suffer through difficult or arduous work. toil to the bone To suffer through difficult or arduous work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 빠지게”: Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. Shared · 2 Work to the bone Figuratively, endure physical pain for a long time while performing arduous work. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈가 휘도록”: Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time Shared · 2 Through backbreaking hardship Figuratively, perform strenuous work while enduring physical suffering for a long time Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈도 못 추리다”: Be so outmatched in a fight that one suffers only losses with nothing left, as though not even bones could be gathered after death. Be utterly crushed Be so outmatched in a fight that one suffers only losses with nothing left, as though not even bones could be gathered after death. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 긁어내다”: For emotional pain or the like to be extremely intense. suffer searing inner pain For emotional pain or the like to be extremely intense. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 깎다”: Be so painful that it is extremely hard to endure Suffer excruciating pain Be so painful that it is extremely hard to endure Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈를 묻다”: Devote oneself to a group or organization for life. Devote one's life to an organization Devote oneself to a group or organization for life. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈만 남다”: To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness. Shared · 2 be skin and bones To become excessively thin through lack of food or severe illness. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈만 앙상하다”: Become excessively thin through hunger, severe illness, or the like Shared · 2 Be skin and bones Become excessively thin through hunger, severe illness, or the like Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈에 사무치다”: Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. Pierce to the bone Of resentment, pain, or the like, be so deep and intense as to penetrate the bones. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈에 새기다”: An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Shared · 4 engrave deeply in one’s heart An emphatic expression for remembering something firmly in one’s heart so it is not forgotten. Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈와 살로 만들다”: Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions Make something part of oneself Turn experience, ideas, theories, or the like into one’s firm convictions Illustration of the first meaning of “뼈와 살이 되다”: Be mentally or spiritually helpful. Be spiritually nourishing Be mentally or spiritually helpful.

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