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키(를) 잡다

take the helm

To set up and guide which way to go.

키를 쓰다

put on a winnowing basket

For a child who wet his/her bed at night to wear a winnowing basket on his/her head and go around visiting neigbors the next morning to collect salt as a punishment.

타월을 던지다

throw a towel

To help a losing and exhausted boxer by withdrawing from a match.

탄력을 받다

receive elasticity

To gradually increase in number, quantity, degree, speed, etc.

탈(을) 벗다

unmask; take off one's mask

To stop disguising oneself and reveal one's true self.

탈(을) 쓰다

put on a mask

To take a false attitude in order to conceal one's true intention.

put on a mask

For one's appearance or behavior to resemble someone else's.

태엽이 풀리다

have one's spring unwind

(slang) For one's body and mind to become relaxed because tension has been eased.

털끝도 못 건드리게 하다

not let someone touch even hair's tip

To not allow someone to touch an object or person.

토(를) 달다

add suffix; add endings

To add to the preceding statement.

톡톡 털다

empty gently

To give someone all the money in one's hands.

퇴짜(를) 놓다

reject; refuse; turn down

To not accept and reject an object, opinion, person, etc.

퇴짜(를) 맞다

be rejected; be refused; be turned down

For an object, opinion, person, etc., to be rejected.

트집(을) 걸다

find fault with; pick a hole

To make a complaint or cause trouble by finding fault with someone or making a false accusation against him/her.

트집(을) 잡다

find fault with; pick a hole

To find fault with someone or make a false accusation against him/her.

틀(을) 잡다

establish a framework

To have a certain format or organization.

틀(이) 잡히다

A framework is established

To have an appropriate formality or manner.

파김치(가) 되다

become pagimchi/pakimchi, green onion gimchi/kimchi

To become very exhausted and tired.

파리 목숨

the life of a fly

A life in which a sudden death can occur easily and is likely to occur.

파리(를) 날리다

have flies fly around

For a business to be slow with few customers or clients.

판돈(을) 떼다

deduct a portion of stakes

To take a certain amount of money from gamblers to arrange a game.