Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
bal tutan parmağını yalar
English translation:
He who has something to do with a big deal will always draw some profit
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mustafaer
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-07-13 11:54:05 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 10, 2009 07:05
14 yrs ago
Turkish term
bal tutan parmağını yalar
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Turkish to English
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | He who has something to do with a big deal will always draw some profit |
mustafaer
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| 5 +1 | One who handles honey, licks his fingers |
Kagan Ocak
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| 5 | Honeyman licks his finger! |
Salih YILDIRIM
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Change log
Jul 13, 2009 12:05: mustafaer changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "bal tutan parmağını yalar"" to ""He who has something to do with a big deal will always draw some profit""
Proposed translations
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He who has something to do with a big deal will always draw some profit
bağlantı adresi tamçıkmayabilir ama seslisözlük.com'a baktım, bu cümle çıktı.
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http://www.seslisozluk.com/?word=bal tutan parmağını yalar&s...
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56 mins
Kagan Ocak
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
When you want it done right!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English, German to Turkish, and 23 more.
One who handles honey, licks his fingers
Somebody in charge of handling money or resources, get to keep or enjoy some benefits for himself.
Note from asker:
| "He that handles honey shall feel it cling to his fingers". Wordsworth Dictionary of Proverbs |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Erkan Dogan
: Bence burada bire bir çeviri gerekli, "sarcasm" var. Açıklayıcı karşılık bence burada olmaz. "Whoever handles honey, licks his fingers" de olabilir.
6 hrs
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12 hrs
Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
Native in Turkish
Works in field
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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88
Honeyman licks his finger!
As an alternate!
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