to+do+one's+bit

v. do one's bit

v. act one's part, do one's bit, do one's part

"bit (of a bridle). - almak (for a horse) to take the bit, be broken in. - almamak not to heed the commands of another; to stay free from another´s control. - almaz 1. uncontrollable, unbridled. 2. unbroken (horse). -i azıya almak 1. (for a horse) to get the bit between its teeth and run. 2. to take the bit between one´s teeth, get out of control. -ini kısmak /ın/ to rein (someone) in, restrain (someone). - vurmak /a/ 1. to bridle. 2. to restrain, curb."

"1. heart. 2. courage, stoutheartedness, guts. 3. pity, compassion. 4. heart, heartstrings, emotions. 5. prov. stomach, belly. -ten very sincerely, from the heart, from the bottom of one´s heart. -ler acısı heartbreaking, heart-rending. -i ağzına gelmek for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth/miss a beat/skip a beat. -i atmak 1. for one´s heart to beat. 2. for one´s heart to pound with excitement. -i bayılmak to be very hungry, be caving in. -i cız etmek/cızlamak to be suddenly overwhelmed by a flood of pity or compassion. - çarpıntısı 1. palpitation of the heart. 2. agitation, anxiety. -i çarpmak 1. for one´s heart to palpitate. 2. for one´s heart to pound with excitement. -i dar impatient; restive, fidgety. -i dayanmamak /a/ to be unable to bear, be unable to stand. -i delik troubled. -ine dert olmak /ın/ (for something) to be a source of pain and regret for (someone). -i dolu (someone) whose heart is full of bitterness over an old insult or wrong. -i ezilmek 1. to be very moved, for one´s heart to be wrenched. 2. to be very hungry, be caving in. -i ferahlamak to feel relieved, breathe easily, breathe freely. -i geniş carefree, happy-go-lucky, easygoing. -i hop etmek/hoplamak for one´s heart to miss a beat, for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth; (for someone) to get a fright, have a fright. -ine inmek 1. (for a great sadness) to kill someone, deal someone a mortal blow. 2. to die then and there. 3. (for a sad event) to make someone suffer grievously, hit someone very hard. -ine işlemek /ın/ to wound or hurt (someone) deeply, cut (someone) to the quick. -i kabarmak 1. to feel sick at one´s stomach, feel nauseated. 2. for one´s heart to feel heavy; (for someone) to feel a tightness in one´s chest (owing to extreme sadness or suffering). -i kaldıramamak /ı/ to be unable to stand, be unable to bear (something). -ini kaldırmak /ın/ to make (one´s) heart miss a beat, give (one) a sudden fright. -i kalkmak to get excited or agitated, for one´s heart to begin to pound with excitement or agitation. -i kan ağlamak to be deeply grieved. -ine kar yağmak /ın/ to feel pangs of jealousy or envy. - karası 1. regret felt for a crime or misdeed one has committed. 2. crime or misdeed. -i kararmak to be beset by a feeling of pessimism or hopelessness, lose heart. -i katı hardhearted. -i katılmak for one´s heart to feel so tight that one can´t breathe easily (after weeping). - katılığı hardness of heart, hard-heartedness. -i kopmak to be stricken with a sudden, very sharp pain. -ine oturmak /ın/ 1. to plunge (someone) into deep sadness. 2. to affect one deeply, work its way into one. -i oynamak for one´s heart to miss a beat, for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth; (for someone) to get a fright, have a fright. -i parçalanmak/parça parça olmak for one´s heart to be wrenched (upon seeing something sad). -i pek 1. hardhearted. 2. fearless, stouthearted. -ini pek tutmak to be brave, keep up one´s courage. -i rahatlamak to feel relieved, breathe easily, breathe freely. - Selanik /da/ coward, chicken: Onda yürek Selanik! He´s a chicken!/He´s chicken-livered! -i serinlemek to feel a bit less sad. -i sıkılmak to feel depressed or bored. -i sızlamak to be very moved (by a pathetic sight). -ine (soğuk) su serpilmek to alleviate (one´s) sadness, anxiety, or depression; to make (one) feel better, lighten or gladden (one´s) heart. -i şişmek to feel very weary, bored, or depressed (after having endured something for a long time). -i tükenmek/- tüketmek to wear oneself out (trying to explain something). - vermek /a/ to give (someone) courage, embolden. -i yağ bağlamak to feel very pleased (about), feel as pleased as Punch (about). -inin yağı erimek to be very sad or upset. -i yanık 1. (someone) whose heart is heavy with sorrow or anguish. 2. (someone) who´s been smitten by a disaster or calamity. -i yanmak/-ine od düşmek 1. to be deeply grieved, feel deep grief. 2. to feel very sorry. 3. to be smi

"1. /ı/ to eat. 2. /ı/ to spend (money); to spend (money) recklessly. 3. /ı/ to corrode, eat. 4. /ı/ (for an insect) to bite, eat (someone) up; (for an insect) to eat (something). 5. /ı/ to require, use up, consume: Bu soba çok odun yiyor. It takes a lot of wood to keep this stove going. 6. /ı/ slang to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). 7. /ı/slang to make mincemeat of (someone). 8. /ı/ slang to kill, do (someone) in. 9. /ı/ slang to lay, have sex with. 10. /dan/ slang to get laid by. 11. /ı/ slang to kiss/lick/suck (someone). 12. /ı/ slang to get (a fine, a jail sentence). yemez slang person who can´t be tricked, fox. yiyip bitirmek /ı/ 1. to eat up every bit of (a food). 2. to spend or spend recklessly every bit of (a sum of money). 3. to use up every bit of (something). 4. to drive (someone) to distraction, drive (someone) crazy. 5. to drain, wear (someone) down, take a lot out of (someone). 6. to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). Yeme de yanında yat! slang 1. It´s a food which isn´t just good; it´s finger-licking good! 2. She´s not just beautiful; she´s a knockout! yemeden içmeden (divulging something confidential) without losing any time. yemeden içmeden kesilmek to have no appetite, be off one´s food. Ye kürküm ye! colloq. He wouldn´t have given me the time of day if I hadn´t been dressed well./She wouldn´t have so much as looked at me if I hadn´t been wearing this uniform. Yediği naneye bak! colloq. Look at how he´s put his foot into it this time! Yemeyenin malını yerler (demine hu çekerler) (üstüne bir bardak su içerler). proverb Don´t be miserly and deny yourself things you can afford, for you can rest assured that what you save up but don´t spend will be spent freely and enjoyed to the hilt by whoever gets it after you´ve died. "

",-yfi 1. pleasure in life, feeling of well-being; delight, joy. 2. mood, humor, state of mind. 3. pleasure, merriment, amusement. 4. high, kef, dreamy and languorous state. 5. psych. euphoria. 6. slang hashish. -ine bakmak to enjoy oneself, attend to one´s pleasures. - benim, köy Mehmet Ağanın. colloq. It´s my concern; and I don´t want anyone interfering, no matter who he is. -i bilmek to do as one pleases. -ini bilmek to know what one likes. -ini bozmak /ın/ to spoil (some one´s) good mood, get (someone) down. -i bozuk/yok. He´s feeling low./He´s feeling a bit depressed. -i bozulmak to become depressed, get down in the dumps. -im böyle istiyor. I just feel like doing it; that´s all. - çatmak to enjoy oneself, have a good time. -ini çıkarmak /ın/ to get all the pleasure one can out of (something), enjoy (something) to the hilt. -inden dört köşe olmak colloq. to be very pleased about something. -i düzelmek/yerine gelmek to regain one´s good humor. -i gelmek to get into a happy mood. -ine gitmek 1. /kendi/ to do as one pleases. 2. /ın/ to do as (another) likes. -ine göre as one pleases. - hali tipsiness. - halinde tipsy, slightly drunk. -ine hizmet etmek /ın/ to pander to (someone´s) desires. - için for pleasure, for fun. -in iyi mi? Are you in a good mood? -i iyi olmak to feel well. -ini kaçırmak/bozmak /ın/ to get (someone) down, spoil (someone´s) good mood. -i kaçmak to get in a bad humor, become depressed, annoyed, or irritated. -imin kâhyası mısın? What´s it to you?/It´s none of your business. -iniz nasıl? How are you? -i olmamak 1. not to feel well, to be indisposed. 2. not to be in the mood, not to feel like it. -i oluncaya kadar until he wishes or is willing to. - sormak to ask someone how he´s feeling. - sürmek to live in a pleasant, carefree way; to live the good life. - vermek /a/ to make (someone) tipsy. -i yerinde 1. in good spirits, in fine fettle. 2. in good health."

"1. a (human) hair (especially one not of the scalp); an animal hair; bristle. 2. goat hair. 3. (made of) goat hair. 4. (made of) bristle. 5. slang (someone) one cannot stand, who makes one sick. 6. slang someone one cannot stand, someone who makes one sick. -ını bile kıpırdatmamak/oynatmamak not to turn a hair, not to bat an eyelash, to appear completely unmoved. - çadır haircloth tent. - çekmek slang to flatter, soft-soap. -ına dokunmamak /ın/ not to touch a hair of (someone´s) head, not to injure or offend (someone) in any way. - fırça 1. brush (made of bristle). 2. brush made of one hair (used by a miniaturist). -ına hata gelmemek not to receive so much as a scratch, not to be injured at all. - kadar just the tiniest bit of, a very small amount of. - (kadar) kalmak /a/ to come within an inch (of): Kıl kaldı boğulacaktı. He very nearly drowned. -ı kıpırdamamak not to turn a hair, to appear completely unmoved. -ı kırk yaran overly meticulous. -ı kırk yarmak to split hairs. -dan nem kapmak to take offense at the slightest things. - olmak /a/ slang to be unable to stomach (someone). - payı 1. hairbreadth, infinitesimal. 2. by the skin of one´s teeth, narrowly. - payı kalmak /a/ to come within an inch of. - şaşmadan painstakingly, without leaving an i undotted. - testere fretsaw, scroll saw."

1. complete, perfect, free of deficiency. 2. perfect, free of defects or faults. 3. every bit of (something): Yüz bin lirayı eksiksiz harcadı. He spent every bit of the one hundred thousand liras. - küme math. complete set.

1. step by step, bit by bit, gradually. 2. one after the other, in succession.

1. spoon. 2. spoonful. 3. wooden spoons used as castanets. 4. curette. 5. stoneworker´s spoon-shaped crowbar. - atmak/çalmak /a/ to eat (something) quickly. - çalımı colloq. supper time. - düşmanı colloq. one´s wife. - kadar emaciated (face). - kaşık by spoonfuls. - kepçesi bowl of a spoon. - matkabı core bit (for rock drilling). - oyunu folk dance performed while beating time with wooden spoons. -la yedirip/aş verip sapıyla (gözünü) çıkartmak to spoil a good deed with a bad one.

1. conical hat. 2. paper cone (used as a bag). 3. (ice-cream) cone. 4. colloq. trick. 5. spire (surmounting a minaret or tower). Ali´nin -ını Veli´ye, Veli´nin külahını Ali´ye giydirmek colloq. to rob Peter to pay Paul. -ıma anlat/dinlet! Tell me another one!/I don´t believe a bit of it! -ları değişmek/değiştirmek colloq. to have a falling-out, quarrel with each other. - giydirmek /a/ to play a trick on. -ını havaya atmak to be very happy, be on cloud nine. - kapmak to get an important job through chicanery. -ını önüne koyup/alıp düşünmek to think about a matter long and hard, chew something over. - peşinde olmak to try to gain an important post through chicanery. - sallamak /a/ to truckle to, toady to. -ını ters giydirmek /a/ 1. to make (someone) regret something, teach (someone) a thing or two. 2. to be a real fox, be someone one must be wary of.

/ı/ 1. colloq. to eat up (every bit of food on one´s plate), lick (one´s platter) clean. 2. slang to cut, wound, injure.

1. half of the, half the: Öğrencilerin yarısı geldi. Half of the students have come. gece yarısı midnight. 2. half of, mid-: Yarı ömrüm bitti. Half of my life is over. Yarı yolda kaldık. We were left stranded in the middle of our journey. yarı gece midnight. yarı yün yarı poliyester bir kazak a sweater that´s half wool and half polyester. 3. sports half time, the half. 4. halfway, half, only partially: yarı açık half open. Yarı anladı. He halfway understood. yarı pişmiş et underdone meat. yarı cahil semiliterate. yarı göçebe seminomadic/ seminomad. yarı resmi semiofficial. - belden aşağı below the waist, from the waist down. - belden yukarı above the waist, from the waist up. -da bırakmak /ı/ to leave off (doing something) when one has completed only half of it, stop doing (a job) when one is in the middle of it. - buçuk 1. piddling, trifling, trivial. 2. poor, sorry, third-rate, two-bit, crummy. - çekili bayrak flag flying at half mast. - fiyatına at half price, at half the usual price, half-price. - inme path. hemiplegia. -da kalmak to be left half finished, be left half done. - yarıya 1. halfway, half. 2. in half, equally, fifty-fifty. - yolda bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) in the lurch, leave (someone) high and dry.

take the bit between one's teeth

a) to take the bit between one's teeth b) to get out of control

"1. with, together with: Azize, Ali´yle gitti. Azize went with Ali. 2. and: Erol´la Mertol altıda geldiler. Erol and Mertol came at six. Bu olay İngiltere ile Fransa arasındaki ilişkileri etkilemez. This incident won´t affect relations between England and France. Ev ile sokak arasında bahçe var. There´s a garden between the house and the street. 3. with, by means of; by: Arabayla gidemedik. We couldn´t go by car. Onu kaşığınla ye! Eat that with your spoon! Hepsini on bin liraya aldım. I bought the lot for ten thousand liras. Çok çalışmakla bunu bitirebilirsiniz. You can finish this if you work hard. 4. as a result of, owing to, by, because of: Necibe´nin seyahatten vazgeçmesiyle her şey altüst oldu. Everything´s been upset by Necibe´s deciding not to go on the trip. Dikkatsizlikle tekneyi karaya oturttu. He ran the boat aground through carelessness. 5. used with an infinitive to specify the nature of an activity: Sevinç yaz tatilini okumakla geçirdi. Sevinç spent her summer vacation reading. Bir deneme yazmakla meşgul. He´s busy writing an essay. Bunu yapmakla büyük bir hata işlemişim. It seems that by doing this I´ve made a big mistake. 6. with, showing: Dikkatle dinlemedi. He didn´t listen attentively. Odadan hiddetle çıktı. He went out of the room in a fury. 7. with, having the possession of: Bengi, Almanya´ya amcasının rızasıyla gitti. Bengi went to Germany with her uncle´s consent. 8. by (with units of measure): Onları kiloyla sattık. We sold them by the kilo. 9. upon, on, when; at the moment of; at the time of: Sabahla dünya bambaşka göründü. When morning came the world looked completely different. Ayten´in evden ayrılmasıyla çocuklar çıldırdı. On Ayten´s leaving the house the children went wild. 10. (in certain set expressions) I hope you.../Have a...!/May you...: Selametle gidin. Have a safe trip! Bunu afiyetle ye. I hope you enjoy eating this. Devletle! Good luck! - beraber/birlikte 1. together with, along with, including, inclusive of: Haşim öbür çocuklarla birlikte okula gitti. Haşim went to school along with the other children. Termosifonun fiyatı KDV´yle birlikte bir milyon liraydı. The price of the water heater, VAT included, was one million liras. 2. when, at the same time that: Kışın gelmesiyle beraber odun pahalılaştı. When winter arrived wood became more expensive. 3. although: Sadece on iki yaşında olmakla beraber motorlar hakkında epey bilgisi var. Although he´s only twelve, he knows a fair bit about motors. Hakan itiraz etmekle beraber Mümtaz işin tümünü tek başına yaptı. Although Hakan objected, Mümtaz did all the work by himself. 4. as well as, apart from, besides: İyi bir şair olmakla birlikte çok yetenekli bir öğretmen. Apart from being a good poet he is also a very capable teacher."

1. hunger pang. 2. soreness all over one´s body. 3. scrap, tiny bit.

"1. /ı/ to drive (a vehicle); to push (a vehicle). 2. /ı/ to drive (an animal). 3. /ı, a/ to let (one thing) touch (another): Elini oraya sürme! Don´t touch that bit over there! Atkını yere sürme! Don´t let your scarf touch the ground! 4. /ı/ to plow (a field). 5. /ı, a/ to exile (someone) to (a place). 6. /ı, a/ to send (soldiers) to (a place). 7. /ı, a/ to put (goods) on (the market); to put (money) into (circulation). 8. /ı, a/ to spread (something) on/over (something); to rub (something) on (something); to smear (something) on (something). 9. /ı, önüne/ to lay (something) before (someone), place (something) in front of (someone). 10. (for something) to continue, go on. 11. to lead (a good life): Adam orada son derece rahat bir hayat sürüyor. The fellow´s leading the life of Riley over there. 12. (for a plant) to put forth new leaves or shoots, begin to grow. 13. (for something) to take (a certain amount of time). "

"1. /ı/ to graze, skin, or scrape (leaving an injury); to skin (something) off. 2. /ı/ to peel off, strip off, take off; to skim off. 3. /ı/ to draw (a sword). 4. /ı/ to scour or scrape (something) clean; to pick or gnaw (a bone) clean; to eat every morsel of food on (one´s plate). 5. /ı/ to tear (a cloth) into strips, rip up (a cloth). 6. /ı/ to pull (a garment) up or down a little bit. 7. /ı, dan/ to get (someone) out of (a predicament)."

"1. end, extremity; tip. 2. point (of a sharply pointed instrument). 3. hist. march, borderland. -unda bir şey var. colloq. /ın/ There´s something behind (a matter)./There´s something secret at the bottom of (a matter). -u bucağı olmamak (for a place) to be vastly wide, be boundless. -unu bulmak /ın/ 1. to bring (something) to a conclusion. 2. to find a way to solve (a problem). -u dokunmak /a/ (for something) to affect (someone) adversely, bring (someone) harm, cause (someone) damage. -unu kaçırmak /ın/ to allow (a situation) to get out of control. -unda (bir şey) olmak (for something) to be at the bottom of (a matter). -u ortası belli olmamak (for something) to be so complicated or chaotic that one doesn´t know how to start setting it to rights. - uca end to end. -u ucuna just barely; with only a very little bit to spare; with hardly a minute to spare. - vermek 1. (for a boil, pimple, etc.) to come to a head, head. 2. to sprout. 3. to appear, become apparent."