Ayıkla pirincin taşını

Meaning: Deal with it yourself; it's your mess.

Language: Turkish

Literally: Pick the stones out of the rice

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Turkish expression about tedious, thankless tasks.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Armut piş, ağzıma düş — Wanting everything handed to you without effort.
• Avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre — To want to have it both ways.
• Faire la fine bouche — To be overly picky or hard to please.
• Tourner autour du pot — To beat around the bush.
• Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un — To talk behind someone's back.
• faire ses choux gras — Profiting greatly from a situation at someone else's expense.

More Turkish idioms

• Nazar değmesin — Knock on wood; hope nothing ruins this good thing.
• Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır — Sharing coffee creates lasting bonds and social connections that endure for decades.
• Etekleri zil çalıyor — To be visibly bursting with joy.
• Pabucu dama atılmak — To fall out of favor and be cast aside.
• İğneyle kuyu kazmak — To undertake a painfully slow, laborious task.
• Havadan sudan konuşmak — To make idle small talk.

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