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Turkish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Turkish term		English translation
evde kalmış		left on the shelf
fındık		hazelnut	Clarisa Moraña
Entered by: Clarisa Moraña
fincancı katırlarını ürkütmek		to bring unnecessary trouble upon oneself
gökyüzünde düğün var deseler kadınlar merdiven kurmaya kalkar		Tell a woman there is a wedding in the sky and watch her look for a ladder in the blink of an eye	Recep Kurt
Entered by: Recep Kurt
görmezden gelmek		to pretend not to notice someone	Neda Namvar Kohan
Entered by: Neda Namvar Kohan
Gülme komşuna gelir başına!		He who laughs (gloats) at other people's misfortunes may one day meet (suffer) the same fate.
gemi azıya almak		to get out of control
halka hizmet hakka hizmettir		Serving People is Serving God
hayırdır inşallah		I hope nothing's wrong
Hısım hısıma kor bir kısım		Close relatives screw their own kith and kin somewhat harder!
her işte bir hayır vardır		every cloud has a silver lining
her yer her yerde		all over the place
Her yiğidin/babayiğidin harcı değil		Not every man has the guts / the bottle to ...
iğne ile çuvaldız üstüne		know your own faults before blaming others for theirs
insafsız karalamalar yapmak		Launch a cruel smear campaign against ....
kafaya koymak		to set one's mind
kıro		hillbilly, hick (both are offensive terms, as is the original)
kötü komşu insanı ev sahibi yapar		don\'t buy the house, buy the neighborhood
keşfe devam ediyor		searching for a remedy
kedinin kanadı olsaydı, serçenin adı kalmazdı		"If cats had wings there would be no ducks in the lake."	Recep Kurt
Entered by: Recep Kurt
kendinden menkul		self-styled	Tuncay Kurt
Entered by: Tuncay Kurt
kendine doğru yontma		tweak in one's favor
keyfe kederlik		indulgence
komşuda pişer bize de düşer		Maybe we\'ll benefit from our neighbor\'s good fortune
korktuğum başıma geliyor		it turns out the way I feared
lafın gelişi		just for the hell of it
Lokma çiğnenmeden yutulmaz		no pain no gain / easy come easy go	Neda Namvar Kohan
Entered by: Neda Namvar Kohan
Makas atmak		weaved through the traffic
Nasıl başlarsa, öyle gider.		As the twig is bent, so grows the tree
nasipten ötesi yok		nothing beats fate
Ne hali varsa görsün...		I wash my hands of him!
Ne yavuz (azgın) ol asıl, ne yavaş (şaşkın, miskin) ol basıl		Be neither a tyrant nor a wimp ; have a place betwixt and between.
Oğlan aldı oyuna gitti, çoban aldı koyuna gitti		to take bad care of one's wealth/assets	Ali Bayraktar
Entered by: Ali Bayraktar
sabırla koruk helva olur, dut yaprağı atlas		good things come to him who waits
sapır sapır titremek		Be shaking like a leaf
siktin belamı		you screwed me up
sonradan görme		upstart, nouveau riche, arriviste, new money, parvenu(e)
tahtalı köy		marble orchard
Tam karşıdan fotoğrafını çek		Take a frontal picture
Tövbe tövbe!		Perish the thought

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