바늘방석
baneulbangseok
Noun
Definitions
1
pin cushion
(archaic) A thing designed to insert needles by putting cotton or hair into cloth.
(옛날에) 헝겊 속에 솜이나 머리카락을 넣어 바늘을 꽂아 둘 수 있도록 만든 물건.
2
hot seat; bed of nails; bed of thorns
(figurative) The state in which one has to deal with a very uncomfortable person or situation.
(비유적으로) 앉아 있기가 몹시 거북하고 불안한 자리.
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