line+of+a+fire

"1. fire. 2. fever, temperature. 3. vivacity, exuberance. 4. zeal, ardor, fervor, vehemence. 5. gunfire; artillery fire. 6. mil. Fire! 7. danger; catastrophe. 8. a light (for a cigarette). - açmak /a/ to open fire (on). - almak 1. to catch fire, take fire. 2. to be alarmed. 3. (for a gun) to be fired. - almamak (for a gun) to misfire. - almaya mı geldin? colloq. Have you come to get fire? Why are you rushing off? -e atılmak/(kendini) -e atmak to throw oneself into the fire, risk one´s life blindly. -e atmak /ı/ to put (someone) in a dangerous position. - bacayı sardı. colloq. Things have gotten out of control. -le barut bir arada/ yerde olmaz/durmaz. proverb It is dangerous to leave a young couple alone together. - basmak /a/ to flush and feel hot from tedium, discomfort, or boredom. -i başına vurmak to explode with anger, blow one´s top. - çıkmak to have a fire break out. -i çıkmak to have one´s fever go up. -i düşmek to have one´s fever go down. - düştüğü yeri yakar. proverb A calamity only really affects its immediate victim. - düşürücü antipyretic. - etmek /a/ to fire (on), shoot (at). - gemisi hist. fire ship. - gibi 1. very hot. 2. very quick, active, agile, intelligent. - gibi yanmak to have a fever. -ten gömlek ordeal. -e göstermek /ı/ to heat (something) slightly by holding it to the fire. - hattı/boyu firing line. -ler içinde feverish, suffering from fever. - kesilmek 1. to get very angry. 2. to become industrious and active. 3. (for gunfire) to stop. - kesmek to cease fire. - kırmızısı fiery red. - olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz. proverb Where there is smoke there is fire. - olsa cirmi/cürmü kadar yer yakar. colloq. He cannot do much harm. -le oynamak to play with fire. - pahasına/pahası very expensive. - parçası 1. very active, industrious. 2. mischievous, naughty (child). - püskürmek/saçmak /a/ to spit fire (at), be very angry (with). - saçağı sardı. colloq. Things have gotten out of control. - tuğlası firebrick. -e tutmak /ı/ 1. to heat (something) slightly by holding it to the fire. 2. to subject to gunfire. -i uyandırmak to poke up a fire. - vermek /a/ to set on fire, burn. -e vermek /ı/ 1. to set fire to. 2. to panic, upset, frighten. 3. to lay waste, ravage, devastate (a country). -e vurmak /ı/ to put (food) on to cook. -e vursan duman vermez. colloq. He is remarkably stingy. - yağdırmak 1. to shoot repeatedly and continuously. 2. to rant and rave at everybody. - yakmak to light a fire. -ine/nârına yanmak /ın/ to be mistreated because of (someone else). -i yükselmek to have one´s fever go up."

n. firing line

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"1. work, labor. 2. job, employment, work. 3. duty, job. 4. occupation, line of work, work. 5. business, trade, commerce. 6. business, matter, affair. 7. the important thing; the chief problem. 8. secret or dubious side (of an affair). 9. slang trick. 10. event, something. 11. way of behaving; course of action. 12. something worth doing. 13. phys. work. -ler açılmak for trade to become brisk. -inin adamı a man who knows his job. - akdi labor contract. -in alayında olmak not to take (a thing) seriously; to take (it) as a joke. -ten alıkoymak /ı/ to interrupt (someone) at his work. -i Allaha kalmak (for someone) to be in the soup, be beyond help. -i altın. colloq. He is prospering. -ten anlamak to know what one is doing, know one´s business. - anlaşmazlığı labor dispute. -ten artmaz, dişten artar. proverb You save money not by making more but by spending less. -ten atmak /ı/ to fire, dismiss. - ayağa düşmek for a project to fall into the hands of irresponsible and incompetent people. -i azıtmak to go too far, overstep the mark. -ine bak. colloq. Mind your own business. -e bakmak to get to work on something; to be at work on something. -e balta ile girişmek to set about doing something like a bull in a china shop. - başa düşmek to have to do something oneself. - başarı belgesi letter of recommendation, recommendation. -in başı the crux, the central point. - başında 1. on the job. 2. during work time. - başındakiler the leaders. -i başından aşmak/aşkın olmak to be extremely busy. - başında bulunmak to be working. - başına geçmek to take the lead; to come to power. -ler becermek to be up to no good. -i bırakmak 1. to quit a job. 2. to stop working. 3. to go on strike. -ten (bile) değil! colloq. It´s very easy. - bilenin kılıç kuşananın. proverb 1. The person who knows how to use something properly is the one who is entitled to possess it. 2. Possession creates a claim of ownership. - bilmek to be skillful; to be capable. -ini bilmek 1. to know how to exploit a situation to one´s own advantage. 2. to be conscientious about one´s job. 3. to be well-qualified for one´s job. - birlikli collective, joint, common. - bitirmek 1. to complete a job successfully. 2. (for something) to be suitable for the job in hand. -ini bitirmek 1. to finish one´s own work. 2. /ın/ to finish (another´s) job. 3. /ın/ colloq. to cook (someone´s) goose. 4. /ın/ colloq. to finish off, bump off, kill. - bitmek 1. for an affair to be settled. 2. /dan/ for the outcome of a job to depend on (someone´s) efforts. -i bitmek 1. for a job in hand to finish. 2. colloq. to be very tired, be worn to a frazzle. -i bozulmak for one´s business affairs or an undertaking to go awry/take a downward turn. - buyurmak /a/ to order (someone) around; to tell (someone) to do a job. - çatallanmak for a job to get complicated. - çığırından çıkmak for a situation to get out of hand. - çıkarmak 1. to do a lot of work. 2. /a/ to give (a person) something disagreeable to do. 3. to cause trouble; to create difficulties. - çıkmak 1. for work to be done/be turned out/be produced. 2. for trouble or a problem to come up/arise. - çıkmaza girmek for things to reach an impasse. - dayıya düştü. colloq. It´s time for an expert to take over. - donu shalwars, very baggy trousers. -i dökmek /a/ 1. unintentionally to become, turn into: İşi öğretmenliğe döktü. He´s unintentionally become a teacher. 2. to act as if: İşi oyuna döktü. He acted as if it were a game. -i duman olmak slang to be in the soup, be in trouble. - düşmek /a/ for a job or duty to fall to or on. -i düşmek /a/ 1. to have to go (somewhere or to someone) on business. 2. to need (someone´s) help. - edinmek /ı/ to make (something) one´s special concern. -ten el çektirmek /a/ to remove (someone) from office. -/-inin eri a person who does his job well. - geçiştirme perfunctory work. -ine gelmek to suit one´s interests, accord with one´s plans. -e girişmek to embark on a job enthusi