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마음에 걸리다

maeume geollida [마으메 걸리다]

마음에 걸려요 · 마음에 걸렸어요

to weigh on one's mind, to bother someone

Example

친구에게 화를 낸 것이 계속 마음에 걸려요.

Getting angry at my friend keeps weighing on my mind.

Word parts

Literally 'to get caught on the heart,' like something snagging.

Good to know

Don't mix it up with 마음에 들다 'to like': 마음에 걸리다 means something bothers you.