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숨이 막히다
숨이 막히다
to feel suffocated
→ 숨
phrase
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to feel suffocated
Used literally when it’s hard to breathe and figuratively when someone feels overwhelmed or stifled.
KO:
‘숨이 막히다’는 느낌이 들 정도로 사람이 많았어요.
EN:
There were so many people that I felt suffocated.