Word details
덜미
- Pronunciation
- 덜미
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
nape; the back of the neck
The back part of the neck.
Idioms
덜미(를) 잡히다
be seized by the back of one's neck
To have one's misdeeds revealed.
덜미(를) 치다
hit someone on the back of his/her neck
To attack someone's weak point or most important part.
덜미가 잡히다
be seized by the back of one's neck
To have one's misdeeds revealed.
덜미를 잡다[쥐다]
seize[hold] of the back of someone's neck
To seize on someone's weakness and control him/her.