Sep 10, 2009 11:03
14 yrs ago
English term
She gave him the mitten.
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Greetings,
The above is a rather old-fashioned, but nevertheless appealing way of saying, “She rejected him as a suitor.” If you want to be modern you could use "brush-off" instead of "mitten", I think.
Please, what is the corresponding Turkish idiom?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
The above is a rather old-fashioned, but nevertheless appealing way of saying, “She rejected him as a suitor.” If you want to be modern you could use "brush-off" instead of "mitten", I think.
Please, what is the corresponding Turkish idiom?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
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ona yüz vermedi.
this expression can be used as a way of saying "She rejected him as a suitor.”
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Nereye gitmem gerektiğini söyledi
i think this old fashioned mitten has evolved a lot:)
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Ali Bayraktar
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Türkiye
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pabucunu eline verdi / bohçasını koltuğuna verdi
An alternative way of saying;
-Başından defetti
-Kapıyı gösterdi
-Yol verdi
-Başından defetti
-Kapıyı gösterdi
-Yol verdi
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Salih YILDIRIM
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Onu kapı dışarı etti.
Alternatif olabilir.
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