zindan+olmak

to be in great distress, to lead a dog's life

"1. hist. prison; close, dark prison, dungeon. 2. close, dark place; dungeon-like place. - etmek /ı, a/ to make (a place) seem like a prison to, make (a place) a prison for, make (a place) a place of misery for. - kesilmek 1. (for a place) to get very dark. 2. /a/ suddenly to become like a prison to (someone). - olmak /a/ to become like a prison to, become a place of misery for (someone)."

1. the world, the earth. 2. the universe. 3. everyone, people. -da never in this world: Dünyada gitmem. I would not go for the whole world. - ahret kardeşim olsun. colloq. Let it be friendship only. - âlem colloq. everybody. -yı anlamak to understand life, be mature. -yı başına dar etmek /ın/ to make life unbearable for. - başına yıkılmak to be very miserable. -lar benim oldu. colloq. I felt on top of the world. - bir araya gelse even if everybody is opposed. -nın dört bucağı the four corners of the earth. - durdukça for ever and ever. -dan elini eteğini çekmek to cut oneself off from the world and worldly things. - evi marriage. - evine girmek to get married. -dan geçmek/-dan el çekmek to retire from the world, lose touch with life. -sından geçmek to lose one´s interest in life. -ya gelmek to be born, come into the world. -ya getirmek /ı/ to give birth to, bring into the world. - görüşü one´s general philosophy of life. -ya gözlerini açmak to be born, open one´s eyes to the world. -yı gözü görmemek to be so affected by something that one can´t think of anything else. - gözü ile görmek /ı/ to see (someone) before one dies. -ya gözlerini kapamak/yummak to die, pass away, close one´s eyes to the world. - güzeli 1. (person) of outstanding beauty. 2. Miss Universe. -dan haberi olmamak to be unaware of what is going on around one. -yı haram etmek /a/ to make life a living hell for (someone). -nın kaç bucak/köşe olduğunu anlamak/öğrenmek to learn by bitter experience. -nın kaç bucak olduğunu göstermek /a/ to give (someone) what he has coming to him. - kadar a whole lot. -ya kazık kakmak to live to a ripe old age. - kelamı worldly talk. - kelamı etmek to talk about worldly things. - kurulalıdan beri since the world began. - malı/nimeti wealth, possessions. - malı dünyada kalır. proverb You can´t take it with you. -lar (onun) olmak to be very happy. -nın öbür/bir ucu the far end of the world. -nın parası a lot of money. - penceresi colloq. the eyes. - (Peygamber) Süleyman´a bile kalmamış. proverb No man can live forever. -yı tozpembe görmek to see things through rose-colored glasses. -yı tutmak to spread far and wide. - varmış! colloq. How wonderful! (expression of relief). -nın yedi harikası Seven Wonders of the World. - yıkılsa umurunda değil. colloq. He doesn´t give a damn. - yüzü görmemek to be overwhelmed by circumstances. -yı zindan/zehir etmek /a/ to make life unbearable for. - zindan olmak /a/ to be in great distress.