Lesson 12 idioms A

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Child's play!
Passing this exam is child's play!
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Çocuk oyuncağı
Bu sınavı geçmek çocuk oyuncağı!
I'm so tired, I'm going home and just going to sleep.
Kafayı vurup yatmak" literally translates to "to hit one's head and lie down." In English, "to crash," "to hit the sack," or "to go straight to sleep," usually due to extreme tiredness.
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Çok yorgunum, eve gidip kafayı vurup yatacağım.
I lost my job, but I'm not upset; every cloud has a silver lining.
"Every cloud has a silver lining" or "There is a blessing in every evil."
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İşimi kaybettim ama üzülmüyorum, her şerde bir hayır vardır.
I wished my friend good luck before the exam.
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Sınavdan önce arkadaşıma bol şans diledim.
Everything in this shop is incredibly expensive.
It literally means "the price of fire".
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Bu dükkanda her şey ateş pahası.
The project isn't finished yet, but better late than never.
It literally means "Let it be late, but let it not be difficult/impossible." Geç: Late Olsun: Let it be da: Also / But Güç: Difficult / Hard (Note: "Güç" also means "power," but here it means "difficulty") Olmasın: Let it not be
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Proje henüz bitmedi ama geç olsun da güç olmasın.
I feel very sluggish/exhausted today.
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Bugün kendimi çok halsiz hissediyorum.
Mention the dog, and get the stick ready.
İt: Dog (often used pejoratively) An: Mention / Remember (from the verb "anmak") Çomak: Stick / Club ("Çamağı" is a slight misspelling of çomağı, which has the accusative suffix) Hazırla: Prepare
We were talking about Ahmet and the doorbell rang; speak of the devil!)
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İti an, çomağı hazırla
Ahmet hakkında konuşuyorduk, kapı çaldı; iti an, çomağı hazırla!
Just bear with it a little longer, we're almost finished with the project.
It literally means "to clench/squeeze one's tooth." Diş: Tooth ini: (Possessive + Accusative suffix) Sıkmak: To squeeze / To clench / To tighten
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Biraz daha dişini sık, projeyi bitirmek üzereyiz.
He's working day and night to pass the exam.
It literally means "to work night and day." Gece: Night Gündüz: Day / Daytime Çalışmak: To work
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Sınavı kazanmak için gece gündüz çalışıyor.
You don't need to bring anything, just coming is enough.
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Hiçbir şey getirmene gerek yok, sadece gelmek yeterli
It's five o'clock, let's call it a day.
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Saat beş oldu, hadi paydos edelim.

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