Pabuç pahalı

Meaning: Things are getting dangerous; time to be careful.

Language: Turkish

Literally: The shoe is expensive

Category: Daily Life

Origin: From a tale where a cobbler's coded line 'the shoe is dear' secretly warned that trouble was near.

More idioms — Daily Life

• İki ayağını bir pabuca sokmak — To rush and pressure someone relentlessly.
• يضرب في حديد بارد — To waste effort on a hopeless task.
• از این ستون به آن ستون فرج است — Even a small change may bring hope.
• יצא מכליו — To lose your temper; to be beside yourself.
• Fer dissabte — To give the house a big clean-up.
• Anar de bòlit — To be rushed off your feet.

More Turkish idioms

• Ayıkla pirincin taşını — Deal with it yourself; it's your mess.
• Nazar değmesin — Knock on wood; hope nothing ruins this good thing.
• Armut piş, ağzıma düş — Wanting everything handed to you without effort.
• 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.

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