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The Plain English Meanings of Turkish Idioms 'M' Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations The Idiomatic M-Doublets Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 We know you've seen reference books written for English speakers about English and American Idioms. And you may have seen books for Turkish speakers on the same subject. You may even have seen books for Turkish speakers about Turkish Idioms -- all in Turkish. But have you ever seen a reference for English speakers about Turkish Idioms? Well, when we couldn't find one after looking for seven years, we decided to do-it-ourselves. Observe our sampling just for Turkish idioms that begin with the letter M. Site visitors may navigate to other Turkish Idioms pages using the House-Favorite Idioms Page Index. Turkish Idioms beginning with the letter M The Turkish The Literal English Meaning The 'Plain' English Meaning Comments and Examples Ma   maganda coll. a lout, boor same meaning Havaya ateş eden düğün magandalarının günahsız insanların ölümüne neden olmaması için Kırkareli Emniyet Müdürlüğü bünyesinde 'Düğün Polisi' adlı yeni bir birim kuruldu. A new [police] unit (named the 'Wedding Police') has been established within the Kırkareli-city Police Force -- for the purpose of stopping the killing of innocent people by wedding louts (...for the purpose of wedding louts not being the reason for the deaths of innocent people) who fire [gunshots] into the air [during wedding 'celebrations']. Gözcü Gazetesi, 10 September 2003 Maç ve düğün magandaları ortada cirit atarken, Trabzon'da babaları gazi, 80 yaşlarındaki üç dede törenlerde kullandıkları silahlar ruhsatsız diye 5'er yıl hapis yedi. While [young] louts do as they please [shooting off guns in the air] in the middle of weddings and [football] matches, three of their war-hero fathers, who are grandfathers (in their 8th decade of life) got jail sentences of 5 years each because they used [vintage] unregistered guns in a ceremony in Trabzon. Hürriyet Gazetesi, 19 September 2004 mahal vermemek (bırakmamak) to not give (leave) a place/spot not to give rise to, not to occasion to avoid not to allow/permit The Naked Guns! Left click for image enlargement. Herhangi bir kazaya mahal vermemek için avcı müşteriler koruma giysileri ve maskeler takmak zorunda. Oysa kızlar anadan doğma... In order to avoid any kind of accident, the hunter-customers have to wear protective clothing and masks. But the women are completely naked... Gözcü Gazetesi, 27 July 2003 (See photo-article at left.) malum(unuz) it is (you are) known As is known (As you know ....); Of course it's known (you know) that ....; ... is sth that one is (you are) certainly aware of; ... is sth that is very well known Fransa laikliği tam hazmettiği için dünyanın en ileri ülkelerinden biri... Bizim ise halimiz malum! France (because she has completely accepted secularism) is one of the most advanced countries in the world. As for us [in Turkey], our situation is very well known! Gözcü Gazetesi, Diken Op Ed, 21 December 2003 Me   mecnun...leyla see leyla...mecnun     meramını anlatmak to explain the goal to express what one wants to to express oneself to get by (in a language) Gerekirse İtalyanca ve Arapça ile de meramlarını anlatabiliyorlardı. And when necessary, they could get by in Italian and Arabic. mercimeği fırına vermek This idiom is mildly off-color. to give the lentil to the oven (for two people not married to each other) to begin to have sexual relations with each other secretly to be having a secret love affair Mercimeği fırına vermişler de kimse farketmemiş.105 They've been having a secret love affair and nobody noticed. meteliğe kurşun atmak/sıkmak to throw lead to a small amount of money to be penniless; to be flat broke Kemal meteliğe kurşun atıyor, en kısa zamanda iş bulup para kazanması gerek.102 Kemal is flat broke, he has to find a job and earn some money right away. metelik vermemek to not give a tiny amount of money to have low regard for someone (or something) Benim için ne derlerse desinler [sic], metelik vermem... I don't care what others may say, for me the designs aren't worth a damn! Emin Özdemir, Deyimler Sözlüğü meydan korkusu town center/public square fear agoraphobia   meydan okumak to read town center/public square to challenge, defy Meclis'te toplantı düzenledi -- yine meydan okudu. A public-meeting was arranged in the [Turkish] Congress -- and again she defied it. Headline of an article in Gözcü Gazetesi, 4 May 1999 The headline was in reference to Merve Kavakçı, the female Muslim fundamentalist-activist and scarf-wearing Fazilet Party rep from Istanbul -- who defiantly wore her symbolic Islamic head-covering to the congressional hearing, which is an infraction of secular Turkish law. Both Merve and the male-dominated Fazilet Party [who favored an Iran-style Islamic State in Turkey] have been 'retired' from Turkish politics for their anti-democratic activities and pronouncements. meydan vermek meydan vermemek to give town center/public square to not give town center/public square to give (someone) a chance (to do something), to allow something to happen to not give (someone) a chance (to do something), to not allow something to happen Kavga dövüş etmelerine meydan vermemeye çalışıyorduk. We were trying to prevent the ones who were quarreling and fighting. meydana atmak to throw to the town center/public square to suggest, to bring up, to broach Sağlıkevi düşüncesini meydana attım, herkes hemen benimsedi. [When] I suggested the idea of a health clinic, everyone immediately accepted the idea [as if it were their own]. meydana atılmak to be thrown in the town center/public square to be brought up, to be suggested, to be broached, to leap into action, [for a person] to volunteer himself or herself for the goal of completing a task Mağaraya girme işinde meydana atılan iki kişiden biriydi. She was one of two people who volunteered for the job of entering the cave. meydana bırakmak to leave in the town center/public square to give (someone) a chance to do something, to allow (something to happen)   meydana çıkarmak to bring before the town center/public square to reveal, to bring to light, to expose, to make something public   meydana çıkmak to go out to the town center/public square to be revealed, become evident, be seen in public Kim söylediyse o sözü, meydana çıkıp açıklasın, haydi bekliyorum!! Whoever said those words [about me], let her be revealed and let her explain. Come on...I'm waiting!! See another example sentence at: foyası meydana çıkmak. meydana dökmek to pour in town center/public square to make something public, reveal Çaldığı eşyaları meydana dökmüştü işte... As you see, he revealed [all of] the things he stole... meydana gelmek to come to the town center/public square to come into existence, become a reality, to happen, occur Dünyanın en süratli otomobillerinin yarıştığı Formula 1 yarışlarında kazalar sadece pistte savrulan, birbirine çarpan arabalar arasında meydana gelmiyor. Accidents in Formula 1 speed races (of the fastest cars in the world) don't only happen between cars that hit each other, scattering [them] on the race course. Gözcü Gazetesi, 24 June 2003 See photo-article below. Formula 1 Accident! Left click for mini-article legibility... [meydana gelmek] meydana getirmek to bring to the town center/public square to bring forth, to produce, to do, to be the cause of something Koca Ali emsalsiz işler meydana getirdi. Big Ali produced matchless works. Ömer Seyfettin, from Diyet meydanda kalmak to remain in the town center/public square to be left jobless, homeless, to be in a bad way   meydana koymak to put in the town center/public square to produce, create, set forth, to present, to reveal   meydana vurmak to strike to the town center/public square to reveal something clearly, to be obvious   meydanı boş bulmak to find empty in the town center/public square to find an opportunity to do something (when there is no one or nothing to prevent one's doing it) Onlar meydanı boş bulmuş, köylülere istediklerini yaptırmışlar. They did what they wanted to the villagers -- [because] there was no one to stop them. Mı   mırın kırın etmek ... ... See, 'Category 3, Turkish doublets.' to hem and haw and make feeble excuses Gelemem diye mırın kırın etti, sonra razı oldu. Saying "I can't come", he hemmed and hawed -- and finally agreed. Mısır'daki sağır sultan duydu. the deaf sultan in Egypt heard Everybody and his brother has heard about it. The word is all over town. May be used as shown... mış muş [these are suffixes that, standing alone, have no clear meaning -- except idiomatically] [when seen standing alone, the two suffixes mean] 'rumors'   Mi   minare çalan kılıfını hazırlar Serves as both an idiom and a proverb. those who steal a minaret prepare the hole (to put it in) If you're going to commit a significant crime, plan it carefully in advance.   Mu   muradına ermek to attain one's wish same meaning... I do, Ben -- er, I mean, Marc.... Left click for enlarged photo article. Jennifer sonunda muradına erdi! Amerikalı ünlü şarkıcılar Jennifer Lopez ile Marc Anthony, evlerinde yapılan sade törenle evlendi. Jennifer Lopez finally got her wish! The famous American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were married in a simple ceremony performed at their home... [...just a couple of months after her much publicized breakup with then-fiancé Ben Affleck.] Gözcü Gazetesi, 7 June 2004 (See photo-article at left.) Mü   Mübarek olsun... May it be blessed... same meaning... This may be said in an agreement between rivals... Haberci: Bu anlaşmayı kabul edecek misiniz? Hayreddin Paşa: Mübarek olsun. Messenger: Will you accept this agreement? Admiral Hayreddin [Barbarossa]: Let the agreement be blessed. The Illustrated Story of Barbarossa, Book 3 Plate 14 by Orhan and Erhan Dündar mühür kimde ise Süleyman odur whoever has the seal is Solomon sb who is 'authorized' sb powerful and dominant Saraya doluşan ahaliye Peygamberlik mühürü gösteren düzenbazlar, "İşte mühür, mühür kimde ise, gerçek Süleyman odur..." demişlerdi.115 Tricksters who showed the seal of the prophet (to the people who visited the palace) said, "Look here's the seal, and whoever has the seal... he is the real Solomon." Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations The Idiomatic M-Doublets 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... 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