inceldiği yerden kopmak
Turkish
Etymology
Compound of incel- + -diğ + -i + yerden + kopmak, literally “for something to break at the point it thins down, as in rope; to snap from its weak point”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.d͡ʒel.diːˈi.jeɾˈden.kop.mak/
Verb
inceldiği yerden kopmak (third-person singular simple present inceldiği yerden kopar)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Often used in the imperative mood to indicate resignation and resentment about a situation that is already deteriorating to finally terminate itself; to be allowed to dissolve without any attempt to improve it; let the chips fall where they may.
Further reading
- “inceldiği yerden kopmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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