The Idiom: - Meaning (in English)
Sample Sentence:
Turkish Equivalence:
---The terrorists were armed to the teeth when they attacked to the land.
***Tepeden tırnağa donanımlı.
---Computers were as scarce as hen's teeth in 1990s.
***Bir konuda işinin ehli olmak
---Michael Phelps cut his eyeteeth on swimming and he has a lot of medals now.
---A lot of people in Turkey want an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth against the leader of terrorists.
***Göze göz dişe diş,kısasa kısas.
***Dişiyle tırnağıyla,var gücüyle mücadele etmek.
---Lots of people in Africa fight starvation tooth and nail,and especially children can't stand anymore.
---I would give my eye teeth to be the president of Turkey when I was a child.
***Birşey yapmak için herşeyini verebilmek.
---I used to gnash my teeth while sleeping when I was a child.
***Diş gıcırdatmak
---The chairman gritted his teeth when he learned that most of the members were opposed to his thoughts.
***Sinirden dişlerini sıkmak
---Most of the children have a sweet tooth.They like eating chocolate and candy.
***Gözünün içine baka baka yalan söylemek.
---To win the election,the candidate lay through his teeth.
---It was like pulling to go there and find the house.
***Zorlu iş,çetin ceviz.
---The dog was feeling a little long in the tooth and it couln't even stand up.
***For example:Benim için hava hoş.
---It was no skin off our teeth whether he would stay with us or not.I wish you hadn't say him to go.
---I went to the dentist and he said that there is no other choice except pulling my tooth out.
***Dişini Çekmek
---Our teacher's not coming to school set our teeth on edge.
***İçine kurt düşürmek
---The president showed his teeth when he understood that one of the senators wanted to argue with him.
***Dişlerini göstermek
---After thinking despairingly,I was able to sink my teeth into the trouble and get rid of it.
---I sank my teeth into the pie and tool a huge bite.
---The new idea will remove many teething problems.
---My consultant went over my paper with a fine-tooth comb.
^^^^^^^^Also used in the form fine-tooth comb.^^^^^^^^
***İnce eleyip sık dokumak.
---He was a lazy student,But he took the bit between his teeth and now he is one of the most cleverest student in his class.
***Dört elle sarılmak
---We have an important exam,so we must get our teeth into.
---I must confess that the robbery isn't good,but it is better than a kick in the teeth.
***Beterin beteri var
---Last year,when I was atudying my lessons,I fed up tothe back teeth.
***Canından bezdirmek
---His mother's sudden death kick in the teeth
***Başından kaynar sular dökülmek,birden dünyası kararmak.
---I did the housework through gritted teeth.
***Gönülsüzce,istemeye istemeye.
---We casted sth in her teeth after she shouted at us.
---When I understood that he was tryin to make me be desperate,I escaped by the skin or his teeth.
---I will save you in the teeth of death.
---The new regulation has teeth not to smoke inside areas.
***Yetki sahibi olmak.
---There is a sharp-tooth on it ,but I don't know why.
---The meal which He cooked for us was toothsome.
***Leziz.
---One of his nephews is cutting a tooth and he will be bad-tempered for a while.
***Diş çıkarmak.
---I will have to cut one of my wisdom tooth if there won't be another choice.
SOURCES:
idioms.thefreedictionary.com
idiomsite.com
usingenglish.com
idiomconnection.com
Thesaurus dictionary
Oxford dictionary
Collin's cobuilt dictionary
Longman dictionary