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1 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) (yap)ıp (yap)madığını/-mayacağını -
2 if you don't like it, you can lump it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) ister istemez, beğensen de beğenmesen deEnglish-Turkish dictionary > if you don't like it, you can lump it
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(whether you) like it or not — phrase used for saying that you cannot change a situation even if it is unpleasant Whether we like it or not, we are part of a global economy. Thesaurus: unlikely or impossible to changesynonym Main entry: like … Useful english dictionary
like it or lump it — whether you like it or not; there is no choice, you either like it or tolerate it … English contemporary dictionary
not — [nät] adv. [ME not, unstressed form of noht, nought, naught: see NOUGHT] in no manner; to no degree: a particle of negation, or word expressing the idea of no, often implying refusal, affirmation of the opposite, etc.: sometimes used elliptically … English World dictionary
like — I [[t]laɪk, la͟ɪk[/t]] PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES ♦ likes 1) PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas... Kathy is a great mate … English dictionary
like — 1 /laIk/ preposition 1 similar in some way to something else: My mother has a car like yours. | He crawled out of the hut on his belly, like a snake. | very like: He s very like his brother. | look/sound/feel/taste/seem like: The building looked… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whether — conjunction 1 used when talking about a choice you have to make or about two different possibilities: He asked me whether she was coming. | The decision whether to see her was mine alone. | whether or not: I coudn t decide whether or not to go to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
like — like1 W1S1 [laık] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(similar)¦ 2 what is somebody/something like? 3¦(example)¦ 4¦(typical)¦ 5 like this/that/so 6 just like that 7 something like 8 nothing like 9 there s nothing like 10 more like … Dictionary of contemporary English
like — like1 [ laık ] function word *** Like can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He looks like his father. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): She looked like she was about to cry. as an adverb: I said, like … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
like — I UK [laɪk] / US adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition *** Summary: Like can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He looks like his father. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): She looked like she was… … English dictionary
whether */*/*/ — UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] / US [ˈhweðər] conjunction Collocations: Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect questions of the type that expect a yes/no answer: She asked if/whether I liked jazz. Use whether, but not if, before an… … English dictionary
like*/*/*/ — [laɪk] grammar word I summary: Like can be: ■ a preposition: He looks like his father. ■ a conjunction: She looked like she was about to cry. ■ an adverb: I said, like, you can t do this to me. 1) similar similar to someone or something else No… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English