baltayı taşa vurmak

Turkish

Etymology

Literally, “to hit the axe to the stone”

Verb

baltayı taşa vurmak (third-person singular simple present baltayı taşa vurur)

  1. (idiomatic) to mess up, to make a blunder
    Synonym: çuvallamak
  2. (idiomatic) to drop a brick
    Synonym: pot kırmak

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