Çekim Tablosu
geçmişfàttosi in quattro
ortaçfàttosi in quattro
Tanım
•to go out of one's way; to bend over backwards
Diğer Dillerde
to bend over backwards
eş: se mettre en quatre, se plier en quatre
Trabajar duro, trabajar con mucho esfuerzo.
to bend over backwards, to move heaven and earth (to make an enormous effort)
çekim: geçmiş fiz das tripas coração · ortaç feito das tripas coração
köken: Literally, “to make a heart out of guts”. Compare Spanish hacer de tripas corazón.
to bend over backwards, to do one's damnedest
köken: Literally, “to stand on one's head”.
to bend over backwards, go to great lengths (to make a great effort; to take extraordinary care)
köken: kéz (“hand”) + -e (“his/her”, possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix) + láb (“leg/foot”) + -a (“his/her”, possessive suffix) + -t + tör (“to break”) + -i (“he/she”, personal suffix). Literally, “to break one’s hand [and] leg/foot”, normally understood as plural (“hands, legs/feet”).
Etimoloji
Literally, “to do oneself in four”. Compare French se plier en quatre.