14:17 Nov 12, 2015 |
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point out the death to persuade of malaria Explanation: After a little bit of research, I finally grasped the meaning of the expression. You show them the worst case scenario in order to persuade them to accept a really bad case. To preserve the original meaning, I propose the above expression. |
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blackmail / terrorize (electorate to accept/vote for..) Explanation: (Tamamen siyaset dışı ve dil odaklı bir şekilde, önerilerimi hafiften ağıra doğru sırayla sunuyorum : drive sb to do stg, forewarn, writing on the wall, pressurize, compel, enforce, intimidate, coerce, blackmail terrorize |
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cajole someone into accepting the lesser of two evils Explanation: This is the Turkish equivalent of the "lesser of two evils" idiom, but includes the "cajoling" act as well. However, the choices involved are rather drastic; namely, illness being offered vs. death. The English saying, on the other hand, does not define the severity of the evils in question. While I can think of no other English idiom to correspond to this Turkish saying, I think this is a very good approximation. This Turkish saying involves both cajoling (coercion, extortion and blackmail) and the principle of lesser of two evils. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days1 hr (2015-11-15 16:01:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I just noticed that you already thought of "lesser of two evils". Sorry, I am a new user, and I am in the process of figuring out the ropes here. https://twitter.com/search?q=s%C4%B1tmaya%20raz%C4%B1%20etmek&src=typd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_of_two_evils_principle |
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