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속이 타다

sogi tada [소기 타다]

속이 타요 · 속이 탔어요 · 속을 태우다 (to make someone anxious)

to be anxious, to be worried sick, to be on pins and needles

Example

아이와 연락이 안 돼서 속이 타요.

I can't reach my child, and I'm worried sick.

Word parts

타다 = to burn; literally 'one's insides burn' with worry.