죽기보다 싫다 -- To really, really hate something.

[edit] Usage

This idiom is used to express your utter hatred for something. Literally it means to say that you hate something more than death itself. (아주 싫다.)

[edit] Examples

• 일찍 일어나는 것은 죽기보다 싫다 I hate getting up early more than death itself.
• 내가 많은 사람들 앞에서 말하는 것은 죽기보다 싫다 I hate to speak in front of a lot of people more than death itself.

[edit] See also

• 죽다: to die
• 싫다: to detest