inceldiği yerden kopmak

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of incel- +‎ -diğ +‎ -i +‎ yerden +‎ kopmak, literally “for something to break at the point it thins down, as in rope; to snap from its weak point”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.d͡ʒel.diːˈi.jeɾˈden.kop.mak/

Verb

inceldiği yerden kopmak (third-person singular simple present inceldiği yerden kopar)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) Often used in the imperative mood to indicate resignation and resentment about a situation that is already deteriorating to finally terminate itself; to be allowed to dissolve without any attempt to improve it; let the chips fall where they may.

Further reading

• “inceldiği yerden kopmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu