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The Plain English Meanings of Turkish Idioms 'Ü' 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 Ü. Site visitors may navigate to other Turkish Idioms pages using the House-Favorite Idioms Page Index. Turkish Idioms beginning with the letter Ü The Turkish The Literal English Meaning The 'Plain' English Meaning Comments and Examples Üç   üç aşağı beş yukarı (also, beş aşağı beş yukarı) three down five up (five down five up) about, a small difference, after some bargaining, approximately See Category 1 and 5, Turkish doublets. üç beş three five a few, a rather small number or portion See Category 1 and 5, Turkish doublets. üçe beşe bakmamak (not to look) to three to five not to be fussy in a bargain See Category 1 and 5, Turkish doublets. üçer beşer three at a time five at a time in small groups; small in number, in small portion See Category 1 and 5, Turkish doublets. Üs   Üsküdarda sabah oldu. It became morning in Üsküdar (a suburb of Istanbul). to be late for a job to be late in understanding the meaning of sth to miss the right time for doing sth due to carelessness May be used as shown... üslup (yönünden) (from the direction of) style (with regard to) style Hille kentindeki ABD askerleri 'Gelin devriyeye çıkın, korkacak bir şey yok' diyor. Polonyalının cevabı işe şu: 'Bizim üslubumuz farklı. Durum tespiti yapıyoruz. Yakında sokağa çıkarız.' In the city of Hille [Iraq], the American soldiers say, come out and tour around, there's nothing to be afraid of. The Polish [troops] answer is this: 'Our style is different. We're determining the nature of the situation. We'll come out in the street soon.' Hürriyet Gazetesi, 8 September 2003 üstü başı dökülmek to be poured out (at the) top of the head for one's clothes to be in tatters Cimriliği bırak da kendine yeni bir giysi al artık. Üstün başın dökülüyor. Stop being so stingy and buy yourself some new clothes finally. Your clothes are in tatters. Üstü kalsın! Let the top be kept! Keep the change! (that is left over when one has paid more than the stated amount) May be used as shown... Also see paranın üstü kalsın -- which may be used too, but which is less common. üstü kapalı konuşmak to speak closed (at the) top to speak indirectly/guardedly making it necessary for the listener to 'read between the lines' Susan hanım toplantıda üstü kapalı konuştu ama biz bu konuşma sonucunda işten pek çok kişinin çıkarılacağını anladık. Ms. Susan spoke indirectly at the meeting but we understood that a lot of people would be let go (made redundant from the job) as a result of her speech. üstüne bir bardak (soğuk) su içmek to drink a (cold) glass of water on it to give up all hope of getting something (that one has lent) back; to 'kiss it goodbye' Sen Thomas'a borç mu verdin? Artık o paranın üstüne bir bardak su içebilirsin, çünkü kesinlikle geri ödemez. Did you lend Thomas (some money)? Well then, you can kiss that money good-bye, because he definitely won't pay it back. üstüne güneş doğmamak for the sun not to rise on he/she/it to get up before sunrise Babam üstüne güneş doğmadan kalkar, saat 7'de beni uyandırır. My father gets up before dawn, he wakes me at seven (in the morning). üstüne gül koklamamak to not smell a rose on him/her/it to love no one else but (one's beloved spouse/partner); to have nothing to do with anyone else but (one's beloved spouse/partner) Benim eşim mükemmeldir, onun üstüne gül koklamam. My spouse is just perfect (for me), I love no one else but him/her. üstüne (üzerine) titremek to tremble on top of it to treat with tender loving care; to watch over anxiously, to care for meticulously Tek bir çocuğu olmuştu, o da sağlıklı değildi; babası, annesi hasta çocuğun üstüne titriyor, ne isterse onu hemen yapıyorlardı. She was the only child, and she wasn't healthy; her parents watched over the sick child with loving care, they immediately did whatever she wanted. üstüne tüy dikmek to sew a feather on See üstüne tuz biber ekmek.   üstüne (üzerine) tuz biber ekmek to add salt and pepper on it to make a bad situation worse, to add 'salt to the wound' Benim acım bana yetiyor, bir de sen tuz biber ekme! I'm suffering enough, so don't you add salt to the wound! üstüne yıkmak to demolish on top of to impute (a misdeed or crime) to (someone), to dump (a hard job/the blame) on (someone) İki yalancı tanık bulmuş, suçu o zavallının üstüne yıkmışlar. They found two lying witnesses, and dumped the blame on that poor unfortunate woman. 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: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language 'Erotik' Movies -- The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu Deep-inside Dilber Ay 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 booklet) Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... 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