Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
ayağına gübre bulaştırmak
English translation:
to make somebody step on shit
Turkish term
ayağına gübre bulaştırmak
| 4 +2 | to make somebody step on shit |
Özgür Salman
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| 4 +2 | smear fertilizer/mud on one's foot |
Erkan Dogan
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Proposed translations
Türkiye
subtitler of over 3.000 episodes
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English, Turkish
to make somebody step on shit
"Ayak" refers to walking, as opposed to flying with a magic carpet. There is a Turkish saying that goes like "çok gezenin ayağına bok bulaşır". It means "one who walks a lot, eventually steps on shit".
"Gübre" here is just a polite way of saying "shit". She was looking for a man who would take her away up in the sky with a magic carpet. However the guy she met makes her walk (which is not preferred when compared to flying), so she steps on shit and stuff, that is, she doesn't experience the lovely things she has been dreaming of. And the man is a huge disappointment.
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Note added at 4 days (2012-08-28 11:36:29 GMT)
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I believe he just means that "it is always easier to use 'get', instead of fancy words like 'smear'".
| Before I grade this answer, what does Alvin's Turkish student's comment mean? Put it in your arse & keep it there? is 'get' a form of göt? |
United States
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail...
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
smear fertilizer/mud on one's foot
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-08-23 19:40:38 GMT)
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btw, not sure if "smeared" would be the past tense. I'll leave that part to you :)
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Nihan Pekmen
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Alvin Parmar
: I think your answer and Cryogenix' answer work, but in this context "mud" makes more sense in English than "fertilizer" does. Also, instead of "smear", why not just use "get"? (As one of my students used to say: "koy get'ini, kurtar ... "!
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