etekleri zil çalmak

Turkish

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Etymology

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Literally: "to ring bells by one's skirts"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /etecleˈɾɪ zil t͡ʃɑɫˈmɑk/, [e̞.t̪ʰe̞c.l̠ʲe̞ˈɾ̞ɪ z̪il̠ʲ t͡ʃɑɫ̪ˈmɑk]

Idiom

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etekleri zil çalmak

  1. to be extremely happy
    İstediği okulu kazandığını duyunca etekleri zil çaldı
    She got extremely happy when she heard that she got accepted into the school she wanted

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