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눈코 뜰 새 없다

nunko tteul sae eopda [눈코 뜰 쌔 업따]

눈코 뜰 새 없어요 · 눈코 뜰 새 없었어요 · 눈코 뜰 새 없이 바쁘다

to be extremely busy, to have no time to breathe

Example

이번 주는 일이 많아서 눈코 뜰 새 없이 바빴어요.

I had so much work this week that I was crazy busy.

Word parts

Literally 'no time to even open your eyes and nose'.