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akım derken

14:36 Sep 3, 2012
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Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Turkish common idiom
Turkish term or phrase: akım derken
Akım derken [intending to say] bokum demek. I know what this idiom means, viz. 'to put one's foot in it' but akım is derived from what word [surely not from 'current'] & what does the suffix -ım mean here as also -um in bokum?
Hellinas
Local time: 08:26


Summary of answers provided
3 +1Speaking of I am clean
ATIL KAYHAN
4literally not saying the exact thing
Nihan Pekmen
5 -1While saying I am white
Salih YILDIRIM


Discussion entries: 1





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Speaking of I am clean


Explanation:
I take "akim" to mean "I am clean".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-09-03 17:57:49 GMT)
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Bir baska alternatif de su olabilir:
"Speaking of the fact that I am clean"

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sonia soltani
4 hrs
  -> Tesekkürler.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
literally not saying the exact thing


Explanation:
This is a proverb meaning "to say something bad trying to say something nice".
Or in general "not saying literally the exact thing"


    Reference: http://tdkterim.gov.tr/atasoz/?kategori=atalst&kelime=ak%FDm...
Nihan Pekmen
Türkiye
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
Notes to answerer
Asker: The best answer of those offered. The English is 'to put one's foot in it' i.e. to step into something nasty, like manure whtich is now stuck to you so that you can't easily extricate yourself: If you put your foot in it you say or do the wrong thing and usually make matters worse.

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41 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
While saying I am white


Explanation:
Imho

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 03:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: White is not the same thing as clean. This would make no sense to the target audience.
25 mins
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