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Turkish Idioms & Proverbs

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Common Turkish idioms and proverbs with their literal meaning and real-world sense.

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Don't put vinegar to the honey you'll eat

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  1. 1Don't put vinegar to the honey you'll eat
    Yiyeceğin ekmeğe tükürmezsin (don't sabotage your own interests)
  2. 2One hand doesn't applaud
    Bir elin nesi var, iki elin sesi var (you need cooperation)
  3. 3Drop by drop makes a lake
    Damlaya damlaya göl olur (little by little)
  4. 4The one who knows the game doesn't get caught
    Oyunu bilen kazanır (knowledge is power)
  5. 5A hungry bear doesn't dance
    Aç ayı oynamaz (people need incentives)
  6. 6If you say don't eat, they say give me
    Ye deme yeme, ver deme verme (don't refuse hospitality)
  7. 7The crow wanted to walk like a partridge and forgot its own walk
    Karga keklik yürüyüşünü ister, kendininkileri unutur (be yourself)
  8. 8Where there's a will, there's a way
    İsteyen yolu bulur
  9. 9Honey to the mouth, dagger to the back
    Yüze gül, arkadan hançer (two-faced)
  10. 10The cat that is hasty gives birth to blind kittens
    Acele işe şeytan karışır (haste makes waste)
  11. 11Grapes darken by looking at each other
    Üzüm üzüme baka baka kararır (birds of a feather)
  12. 12The tree bends while it is young
    Ağaç yaşken eğilir (teach while young)
  13. 13Let the camel rider be where he dismounted
    Deve develiğini bile (know your limits)
  14. 14The needle makes clothes for others but stays naked itself
    İğne başkasına diker kendisi çıplak (cobbler's children go barefoot)
  15. 15When gold speaks, wisdom stays silent
    Altın konuşunca akıl susar (money talks)
  16. 16The village that can be seen doesn't need a guide
    Görünen köy kılavuz istemez (obvious things need no explanation)
  17. 17The one who digs a well for others falls into it
    Başkasına çukur kazan kendi düşer (karma)
  18. 18Many a little makes a mickle
    Az tamah çok ziyan (too much greed causes loss)
  19. 19The eye doesn't see what the heart doesn't want
    Göz gönülden gayri görmez (we see what we want to see)
  20. 20The one who cannot reach the grapes says they're sour
    Üzüme ulaşamayan tilki, ekşidirler demiş (sour grapes)
  21. 21From the mouth of the horse
    Attan düşene (straight from the source)
  22. 22A drowning person will clutch at a straw
    Denize düşen yılana sarılır
  23. 23Even if you dress a monkey in silk, it's still a monkey
    Maymuna ipek giydirsen yine maymundur (you can't change nature)
  24. 24A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    Bugünün tavuğu yarının kazından iyidir (today's chicken is better than tomorrow's goose)
  25. 25The one who doesn't know is donkey, the one who doesn't teach is bigger donkey
    Bilmeyen eşek, öğretmeyen ondan beter (ignorance vs not teaching)
  26. 26Don't be afraid of the snake in the grass but the one in your sleeve
    Yakındaki düşman, uzaktaki dost'tan iyidir (beware those close)
  27. 27The fish rots from the head
    Balık baştan kokar (corruption starts at the top)
  28. 28Every sheep hangs by its own leg
    Herkes kendi işini bilir (mind your own business)
  29. 29The pitcher goes to the well until it breaks
    Testi testiye değse biri kırılır (eventually luck runs out)
  30. 30When the music changes, so does the dance
    Horoz çok olan yerde sabah geç olur (too many cooks spoil the broth)

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