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Damını bulup kiremitini aramak

English translation: If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

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Turkish term or phrase:Damını bulup kiremitini aramak
English translation:If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
Entered by: Hellinas

09:50 Dec 1, 2014
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Turkish idiom
Turkish term or phrase: Damını bulup kiremitini aramak
A friend of mine, illustrating Zeki's 'daha ne olsun' wrote this sentence about a man complaining he didn't like a house, even though it had all the mod cons
Üçüncü kat, cephesi de var, manzarası da var, her tarafı balkon... Damını buldun, kiremitini arıyorsun, yemin olsun.
First, what does the above idiom mean? How is it used? My friend went on to say that the idiom 'damını bulup kiremitini aramak' was a mild version of something stronger. Do any of your professionals also know the more colourful idiom, which is stronger than the term or phrase in the question? Thanks.
Hellinas
Local time: 22:32
If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
Explanation:
The other version is indeed more vulgar.

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2014-12-02 20:39:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Hellinas :-)
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Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 22:32
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This is the only answer but with a private communication from Mehmet which answered my original question completely, I award the full marks without reservation to him.
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3If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
Mehmet Hascan


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If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.


Explanation:
The other version is indeed more vulgar.

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2014-12-02 20:39:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Hellinas :-)

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 22:32
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Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
This is the only answer but with a private communication from Mehmet which answered my original question completely, I award the full marks without reservation to him.
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