진땀을 빼요 · 진땀을 뺐어요 · 진땀(을) 흘리다
to sweat bullets, to have a really hard time
Example
갑자기 질문을 받아서 대답하느라 진땀을 뺐어요.
I got a surprise question and sweated bullets trying to answer.
Word parts
진땀 = sticky sweat from stress or strain; literally 'to squeeze out sticky sweat.'
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