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귀에 못이 박히다

gwie mosi bakida [귀에 모시 바키다]

귀에 못이 박히도록 들어요 · 귀에 못이 박히도록 들었어요

to hear something over and over, to be told a million times

Example

공부하라는 말은 귀에 못이 박히도록 들었어요.

I've been told to study a million times.

Word parts

This 못 is a callus, not a nail: hearing something constantly gives your ears calluses.

Good to know

Almost always used as 귀에 못이 박히도록 (or 박히게) + 듣다/말하다.