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götüme kaş göz çizsem benden güzel olur

English translation: to have a (face) like the back end of a bus

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Turkish term or phrase:götüme kaş göz çizsem benden güzel olur
English translation:to have a (face) like the back end of a bus
Entered by: Hellinas

13:03 Dec 10, 2014
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Turkish idiom
Turkish term or phrase: götüme kaş göz çizsem benden güzel olur
Is this vulgar idiom in common use? How is it used? Among teenagers to one another or by anyone humorously or as an insult?
There is a similar idiom in English:-'Your face & my a--e make a good match' but the Turkish is more graphic. Are there variations on this idiom? All relevant knowledge from your professional contributors is welcome.
Hellinas
Local time: 03:42
to have a (face) like the back end of a bus
Explanation:
my offer is just a suggestion...
actually one would not say "benden güzel olur" but "senden/ondan güzel olur"
this is a description how beautiful (or ugly, indeed) the criticized person is, not the speaker him/herself.
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betül asiye karpuzcu
Local time: 05:42
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Thanks, betül, for her wonderful translation, which, as I said as a discussion item I haven't heard in years. It corresponds exactly to the playful but humorous tone of the question I asked. For Zeki, we tend to say 'as ugly as sin' not 'as ugly as a toad' but the latter idiom is not uncommon. Thanks to Zeki as ever!
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3 +1to have a (face) like the back end of a bus
betül asiye karpuzcu
3ugly as a toad
Zeki Güler


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ugly as a toad


Explanation:
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Zeki Güler
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to have a (face) like the back end of a bus


Explanation:
my offer is just a suggestion...
actually one would not say "benden güzel olur" but "senden/ondan güzel olur"
this is a description how beautiful (or ugly, indeed) the criticized person is, not the speaker him/herself.

betül asiye karpuzcu
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Turkish
Grading comment
Thanks, betül, for her wonderful translation, which, as I said as a discussion item I haven't heard in years. It corresponds exactly to the playful but humorous tone of the question I asked. For Zeki, we tend to say 'as ugly as sin' not 'as ugly as a toad' but the latter idiom is not uncommon. Thanks to Zeki as ever!

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