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Turkish Idioms Index plus a few Turkish idiom favorites... Related Pages: Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Other Turkish Idioms, beginning with the letter: A, B, C, Ç, D, E, F, G, H, I, İ, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ö, P, R, S, Ş, T, U, Ü, V, Y, Z 'House favorite' idioms... Favorite Turkish Idioms The Turkish The Literal English Meaning The 'Plain' English Meaning Comments and Examples ısıtıp ısıtıp önüne koymak to warm and warm and put to the front to continuously repeat stories about the past to the point of weariness Çocukluğunda geçirdiği o olayı ısıtıp ısıtıp önüne koyuyor. (available on CD) He keeps repeating that boring story about what happened in his childhood. iki cami arasında kalmış beynamaza dönmek iki cami arasında kalmış beynamaz gibi iki cami arasında kalan bir namaz to fail religious duties between two mosques said of someone who can't choose between two or more alternatives to be confused, perplexed to not know what you will do -- this or that thing. Not to know which side to appproach from. Uzun süredir iki cami arasında kalmış beynamaza döndü. (available on CD) He took a long time -- unable to make up his mind which choice to make. Related Pages: Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Unrelated fun: Turkish Recipe, Kadınbudu Köfte (Kadinbudu Kofte) - 'a womans thigh' Cheese -- Best Turkish Cheeses, Gourmet Top 10 Wine -- Best Turkish Wines, Gourmet Top 10 Turkish Movies - Best-Looking Bad Girl of the 1970s, Sevda Ferdağ Bad Girls of the 1970s Turkish Cinema, Aliye Rona Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language llustrated Nargile Users Guide -- and Encyclopedia Our Honda Generator -- A Member of the Family 'Erotik' Movies -- The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu Erotik Angel? -- Melek Görgün Sizzling transsexual -- Emel Aydan Erotik 'Second Banana' -- Gülden Gül Deep-inside Dilber Ay White-Hot Real Blonde... the Ceyda Karahan Center Figen Han -- Fire down below... Arzu Okay -- brainy 'erotik' bombshell The Feri Cansel Story -- an erotik 'Beauty and the Beast' Zerrin Egeliler - (most of) everything you always wanted to know The Seyyal Taner Center The Seher Şeniz Center Tarkan's Metamorphosis Album -- Christmas Day Release Turkish Music -- Tarkan Real-Life Weight Loss a la turc - with alcohol! Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Music -- Kayahan Turkish Belly Dancers Turkish Food and Turkish Drink Turkish Terms Of Endearment Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Movies -- Conventional and 'Erotik', Index We wish to extend thanks to Emin Özdemir, Osman Çizmeciler, Ömer Asım Aksoy, H. Fethi Gözler, Ferit Devellioğlu, Nermin and Muammer Yüzbaşıoğlu, Metin Yurtbaşı, Halil Uysal, Ali Püsküllüoğlu, Mehmet Hengirmen, and Ali Uslu for their Turkish Idioms source material -- on which some of this page is based.

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