코가 납작해져요 · 코가 납작해졌어요 · 코를 납작하게 만들다
to be humbled, to have one's pride crushed, to be taken down a peg
Example
자랑만 하던 그는 시합에서 져서 코가 납작해졌어요.
He was always bragging, but losing the match took him down a peg.
Word parts
In Korean idioms the nose stands for pride, so a flattened nose means crushed pride.
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