Word details
뒷다리
- Pronunciation
- 뒤ː따리 / 뒫ː따리
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
hind leg
A rear limb of a four-legged animal.
back leg
A leg placed at the back when one splits his/her legs front and back.
back leg
A back leg of a piece of furniture such as a desk, chair, etc.
Idioms
뒷다리(가/를) 잡히다
be seized by one's hind leg
To become unable to escape since one's weakness has been seized upon.
뒷다리(를) 긁다
scratch one's hind leg
To behave stupidly by bringing up again what has already been decided or concluded.
뒷다리(를) 잡다
hold someone's hind leg
To control someone by seizing on his/her weakness.