Significado
To find a way to make something wrong appear right.
Contexto cultural
Reflects the 'pratik zeka' (street smarts) culture. Similar emphasis on social face-saving. Shared value of navigating bureaucracy. Historical influence of Ottoman administrative culture.
Use with caution
It implies dishonesty, so don't use it to describe your own professional achievements unless you are being self-deprecating.
Significado
To find a way to make something wrong appear right.
Use with caution
It implies dishonesty, so don't use it to describe your own professional achievements unless you are being self-deprecating.
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
Patron gelmeden önce bu hatayı _________.
The sentence requires the imperative form for advice.
🎉 Pontuação: /1
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
1 exerciciosPatron gelmeden önce bu hatayı _________.
The sentence requires the imperative form for advice.
🎉 Pontuação: /1
Perguntas frequentes
1 perguntasIt's not a swear word, but it implies dishonesty. Use it carefully.
Frases relacionadas
Kılıf bulmak
synonymTo find an excuse
İşin kitabına uydurmak
similarTo follow the rules technically while breaking them
