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Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Turkish idiom | |||||||
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5 +1 | Better talk optimistically! |
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3 +1 | Open your mouth for good things |
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4 | Perish the thought |
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1 | speak with a good word of mouth |
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According to the Redhouse dictionary |
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Open your mouth for good things Explanation: Open your mouth for good things only, i.e. do not talk evil things. The phrase is all about "talking" good or bad things. Therefore, "God/Heaven forbid" is not appropriate here at all because it does not imply any talk. |
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Better talk optimistically! Explanation: IMO |
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Perish the thought Explanation: You have already suggested this above, so it seems a bit cheeky to propose it as an answer, but I think this is one of the best solutions if you are looking for something that sounds as if it is part normal English discourse rather than a literal translation. |
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speak with a good word of mouth Explanation: imho |
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Reference: According to the Redhouse dictionary Reference information: Ağzını hayra aç! don't say such an ill-omened thing! heaven forbid! don't say it. |
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Reference: tureng Reference information: according to tureng Reference: http://tureng.com/search/a%C4%9Fz%C4%B1n%C4%B1%20hayra%20a%C... |
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