입을 열게

make someone talk

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make someone talk 입을 열다 literally means “to open one’s mouth” and figuratively means to speak or reveal information. 입을 열게 is commonly followed by 하다 or 되다 to express making someone talk or causing someone to talk.

KO: 어떻게 해서든 그에게 입을 열게 해야 해요.

EN: We have to make him talk somehow.

좀 있다 놈들 입을 열게 하자고

Let's make those bastards talk in a little while.

— 무방비 도시 (1945)

그 전에 입을 열게 해

Before that, get them to open their mouth.

— 무방비 도시 (1945)

마티아스, 자네가 입을 열게 만들어

Matthias, I’ll make you open your mouth.

— 엘리트 스쿼드 (2007)

놈들 한테 걸리면 영웅 도 입을 열게 돼 있어요

Once those bastards get hold of you, even a hero will crack.

— 무방비 도시 (1945)