dodo

dodo

n. dodo

as dead as dodo

as dead as dodo

to be (as) dead as a dodo, to vanish

"to die, to croak, to pass away, to perish, to pop off, to expire; to be (as) dead as a dodo; to fade; to wither"

1. mil. mine (an explosive). 2. slang blockhead, dodo. 3. slang greenhorn at gambling. - dökmek /a/ to mine, lay mines (in). - tarama gemisi minesweeper. - tarlası minefield.

"1. motor; engine. 2. (any small, motor-driven) boat, motorboat. 3. motorcycle. 4. slang promiscuous, loose (woman). 5. slang fool, dunce, dodo. -u bozulmak slang to get diarrhea, get the squirts. -un suyunu değiştirmek slang to urinate, take a piss."

slow and stupid, dull, slow-witted. - tavuk slow-witted person, dodo.

"1. (a) stone; (a) rock. 2. stone, gem (in a piece of jewelry). 3. playing piece, counter (used in a board game such as chess or checkers). 4. dig, barbed allusion. 5. med. stone, calculus (e.g. kidney stone, gallstone). 6. slang money, dough, rocks. 7. stone, rock, made of stone or rock. 8. fixed but vacant (stare). - arabası slang dull and stupid person, blockhead, dodo. - atmak /a/ to get in a sly dig at, make a barbed allusion about (someone). - atıp da kolun mu yoruldu?/- atıp kolun yorulmadı ya! colloq. You get something all but handed to you on a platter, and yet you´re still not satisfied! - bebek doll. - bebek gibi (woman) who is beautiful but lacking in warmth. - çatlasa by no means, by no manner of means: Fatma, taş çatlasa altmıştan fazla değildir. Fatma can´t possibly be more than sixty years old. -a çekmek /ı/ to sharpen (something) on a whetstone or hone. - çıkartmak/çıkarmak /a/ to be able to run rings around, be far superior to (someone). - devri hist. the Stone Age. - dolgu 1. large stone used for a riprap or enrockment. 2. making a riprap or enrockment. 3. riprap, enrockment. 4. rubble used as fill for a wall. - döşek blocage (a kind of masonry). - düşürmek to pass a kidney stone (gallstone, etc.). - evi setting, mounting, mount (for a gem). - evi tırnağı prong, claw (of a setting for a gem). -ı gediğine koymak to say something at just the right time. - gibi 1. hard as a rock, very hard. 2. stonyhearted, hardhearted. 3. rigid, inflexible (person). - hamuru stucco. - kesilmek 1. to be dumbfounded. 2. (for liquid concrete, etc.) to harden. - kesimi stonecutting. - ocağı stone quarry. -a/-ı ölçeyim. colloq. May I be spared it! (said of a bodily illness, wound, or ache). - sektirme ducks and drakes (a game). -ı sıksa suyunu çıkarır. colloq. He´s very strong./He´s got a lot of brawn. - tahta slate (a writing tablet). - tutmak slang to have money, be in funds. -a tutmak /ı/ to stone. -tan yağ çıkar, ondan çıkmaz. colloq. It´s easier to squeeze blood out of a turnip than to get money out of him. - yağar, kıyamet koparken while all hell is/was breaking loose. - yerinde ağırdır. proverb A person´s true worth is appreciated by those who know him well. - yontmak to dress stone."