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The Rest of the Turkish Idiom Stories Origin stories to interest, amaze, and amuse you Akan sular... Indisputable, beyond contradition Related Pages: Other Idioms Origin Stories, Index The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations The Idiomatic M-Doublets Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 The Rest of the Story about... Akan sular durmak (lit. To stop flowing waters) -- This idiom is used to acknowledge the definiteness of a law, the truth of a conclusion/oath/word, the validity and strength of a command. It figuratively means 'to be indisputable, be beyond contradiction'. The story... Turkey's idioms come from her culture, of course -- and that includes her religious culture. In Islam, it's believed that a doomsday cometh. On that day the stars will fall from the sky and burn up, the sun and the moon will break away, mountains will 'walk', the earth will tremble, and water will cease to flow. Thus, according to the idiom, the certainty of the 'Law of Gravity', for example, will endure -- right up to that final judgement day when all earthly things cease to matter, and when even water ceases to flow. Related Pages: Other Idioms Origin Stories, Index The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations The Idiomatic M-Doublets 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 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