göz var izan/nizam var

English translation: come on / you must be joking

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Turkish term or phrase:göz var izan/nizam var
English translation:come on / you must be joking
Entered by: Hellinas

09:49 Jul 4, 2015
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Turkish proverb/saying?
Turkish term or phrase: göz var izan/nizam var
Is this a Turkish saying with several variations? It is referred to at https://eksisozluk.com/goz-var-izan-var--158833 & https://eksisozluk.com/goz-var-nizam-var--58539?nr=true&rf=g... However, I find all discussions at ekşi sözlük difficult to understand. There is an amusing picture at http://onedio.com/haber/yanlis-bildigimiz-17-atasozu-ve-deyi... illustrating this 'sayıng'..
Hellinas
Local time: 15:49
come on / you must be joking
Explanation:
"come on", "all my eye" or "no way" , "you must be joking/kidding" , "my foot" comes to mind.
Selected response from:

Zeki Güler
Local time: 15:49
Grading comment
Thanks to all for their extremely helpful contributions. I really do appreciate them. In the end, I chose Zeki's reply, not only because he drew attention to the context in which the phrase is used but because Elif agreed as well with his discussion note.
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Summary of answers provided
4Don't just look, but see and use yor logic
Yusef
2 +1let eyes consider it
ATIL KAYHAN
3come on / you must be joking
Zeki Güler


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
let eyes consider it


Explanation:
This is the closest I could find.

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fatih ongel (X): sure thanks all you should check this page https://negibi.com/konusanlar-bileti-bu-sekilde-satin-aliniy...
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Don't just look, but see and use yor logic


Explanation:
One of the possibilities

Yusef
Türkiye
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: Turkish
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
come on / you must be joking


Explanation:
"come on", "all my eye" or "no way" , "you must be joking/kidding" , "my foot" comes to mind.

Zeki Güler
Local time: 15:49
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to all for their extremely helpful contributions. I really do appreciate them. In the end, I chose Zeki's reply, not only because he drew attention to the context in which the phrase is used but because Elif agreed as well with his discussion note.
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