altı aylık seyislikle kırk yıllık fışkı karıştırılmaz
English translation: don\'t stir a pile of shit unless you have the nose to smell it
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43 mins confidence: 
Dear me!' Explanation: Bu kibarcası olabilir! |
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10 hrs confidence: 
don't stir a pile of shit unless you have the nose to smell it Explanation: "shit" yerine "crap", "pookie" de denilebilir, "old" da eklenebilir "40 yıllık" anlamını vermek için. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2012-03-01 08:48:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "don't stir a pile of (old) shit unless you know how to handle it" anlamı daha iyi verir sanırım... |
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18 hrs confidence:
you can't put an old head on young shoulders Explanation: Şimdilik bunu bulabildim :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2012-03-01 17:12:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Anlam olarak bizim atasözüne bire bir uygun, ancak bizimki kadar afilli değil. Ama yaygın olarak kullanılan bir atasözü olmalı internette pek çok kaynakta geçiyor. |
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16 hrs confidence:
S/he is still wet behind the ears. Explanation: This may fit in some contexts. This expression is used to refer to a person who has as yet gained little experience of what he or she is doing; i.e. he or she is still a novice. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2012-03-01 18:30:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-wet-behind-t... |
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don't be a smart aleck Explanation: bir işi tam öğrenmeden, inceliklerini kavramadan, ustalaşmadan o işte bilgiçlik taslanmaz anlamındaki atasözüne karşılık bir altenatif...çünkü anlamı ; an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or cleverness Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart%20aleck Reference: http://www.joe-ks.com/phrases/phrasesS.htm |
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68 days confidence:
chicken cant teach an old hen new deeds Explanation: from ezop s fable point of view, |
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