Idiomatic Expressions - 귀

Question 1

귀가 밝다

Answer 1

to have good hearing
(ears are bright)

Question 2

귀를 기울이다

Answer 2

to pay attention to a sound or what someone says
(describes the motion of leaning in to hear)

Question 3

귀에 대고 속삭이다

Answer 3

to whisper in someone’s ear
(describes putting mouth close to someone’s ear to whisper)

Question 4

귀먹다

Answer 4

to be deaf
to be unable to hear cleary

Question 5

귀가 간지럽다

Answer 5

to feel like someone is talking behind one’s back
“ears are itchy”

Question 6

귀가 얇다

Answer 6

to be easily influenced by what others say
“ears are thin”

Question 7

귀에 못이 박히도록 (듣다)

Answer 7

to have heard something too much already
“heard until ears developed a callus”

Question 8

to have good hearing
(ears are bright)

Answer 8

귀가 밝다

Question 9

to pay attention to a sound or what someone says
(describes the motion of leaning in to hear)

Answer 9

귀를 기울이다

Question 10

to whisper in someone’s ear
(describes putting mouth close to someone’s ear to whisper)

Answer 10

귀에 대고 속삭이다

Question 11

to be deaf
to be unable to hear cleary

Answer 11

귀먹다

Question 12

to feel like someone is talking behind one’s back
“ears are itchy”

Question 12

to feel like someone is talking behind one’s back
“ears are itchy”

Answer 12

귀가 간지럽다

Question 13

to be easily influenced by what others say
“ears are thin”

Answer 13

귀가 얇다

Question 14

to have heard something too much already
“heard until ears developed a callus”

Answer 14

귀에 못이 박히도록 (듣다)