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Idiomatic Expressions
Common Turkish idioms for natural speech.
Pabucu dama atılmak
To fall out of favor
Pabucu dama atılmak
Lit: to have one's shoe thrown on the roof
Etekleri zil çalmak
To be overjoyed
Etekleri zil çalmak
Lit: one's skirts ringing like bells
Pire için yorgan yakmak
To overreact and cause great loss
Pire için yorgan yakmak
Lit: to burn the quilt for a flea
Ağzından bal damlamak
To speak very sweetly
Ağzından bal damlamak
Lit: honey dripping from the mouth
Burnundan kıl aldırmamak
To be arrogant and untouchable
Burnundan kıl aldırmamak
Lit: not letting anyone pluck a hair from one's nose
İğneyle kuyu kazmak
To do a painstaking task
İğneyle kuyu kazmak
Lit: to dig a well with a needle
Armut piş ağzıma düş
To expect things without effort
Armut piş ağzıma düş
Lit: pear, ripen and fall into my mouth
Dereyi görmeden paçaları sıvamak
To act prematurely
Dereyi görmeden paçaları sıvamak
Lit: rolling up one's trousers before seeing the stream
Bindiği dalı kesmek
To undermine oneself
Bindiği dalı kesmek
Lit: to cut the branch one is sitting on
İpe un sermek
To make excuses to avoid a task
İpe un sermek
Lit: to spread flour on the rope
Kafayı yemek
To go crazy
Kafayı yemek
Lit: to eat one's head
Göz var nizam var
It's plain to see
Göz var nizam var
Lit: there are eyes, there is order
