Bilgi ve Bilgelik - Aptallık

İngilizce'de "bir aptalın oku çabuk atılır" ve "küçük şeyler küçük zihinleri memnun eder" gibi atasözlerinin aptallığı nasıl tasvir ettiğini keşfedin.

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when the (wine|ale) is in, (the|) wit is out [Cümle]

aşırı içki insanın düşünme yeteneğini etkiliyor

Ex: The partygoer learned the hard way that when the wine is in, wit is out, after making a series of embarrassing remarks.

a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another [Cümle]

akıllı evde değil

Ex: John may not have a college degree, but he knows more about fixing cars than his neighbor who has a PhD in physics, proving that a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another.

a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years [Cümle]

çok soran bilmez

Ex: As a teacher, I encourage my students to think deeply and critically before asking questions, reminding them that 'a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.'

a fool's bolt is soon shot [Cümle]

acele işe şeytan karışır

Ex: Joe's colleague was planning to quit his job and start his own business without any preparation or planning. Joe warned him that 'a fool's bolt is soon shot' and advised him to take the time to develop a solid plan before making any drastic decisions.

a (lawyer|man) who represents himself has a fool for a client [Cümle]

kendi avukatlığını yapanın aklı kıttır

Ex: Mary hired a lawyer to represent her in court, but she kept second-guessing his advice and tried to argue her own case. She lost the case and wasted her money. A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.

fools build houses and wise men (live in|buy) them [Cümle]

usta

Ex: The CEO of the company was known for making hasty decisions without consulting his team. As a result, the employees had to deal with the consequences of his poor choices. It was a classic case of fools build houses and wise men live in them.

not know B from a battledore [Cümle]

hiç bir şeyden anlamamak

Ex: When the new employee started working, it was clear that they didn't know B from a battledore when it came to the company's products. They had to undergo extensive training to catch up with their colleagues.

some are wise, (and|) some are otherwise [Cümle]

insanların zeka derecesi farklıdır

Ex: The students in this school range greatly in terms of academic ability and maturity; some are wise, some are otherwise.

stupid is as stupid does [Cümle]

aptallık yapan aptaldır

Ex: Mary keeps lending money to her unreliable friend, even though she never gets paid back. Stupid is as stupid does.

there is (a sucker|one) born every minute [Cümle]

dünya enayi ile dolu

Ex: The fortune teller convinced the young woman to pay her a large sum of money to remove a curse that didn't exist. There is a sucker born every minute.

there is no fool like an old fool [Cümle]

dünyaya aptal geldi aptal gidecek

Ex: My grandfather keeps falling for online scams and giving away his personal information. There is no fool like an old fool.

young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools [Cümle]

yaşlılık üzüntüsü gençlik ahmaklığıdır

Ex: The teenager scoffed at the advice of his elder brother, thinking him an old fool, little realizing that young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools from their own memories of youth.

ask a silly question and get a silly answer [Cümle]

öyle soru sorarsan böyle cevap alırsın

Ex: The reporter asked the politician a ridiculous question about building a tunnel to the moon, and the politician responded with some nonsense about pink elephants. It was a classic example of the saying 'ask a silly question and get a silly answer.'

knaves and fools divide the world [Cümle]

dünya hilebazların elinde döner

Ex: The corrupt politicians and the gullible voters are the reason our country is in such a mess. As the saying goes, knaves and fools divide the world.

little things please little minds [Cümle]

küçük beyinler küçük şeylerle uğraşır

Ex: John is always excited about small and insignificant things, like winning a free keychain or getting a coupon for a dollar off. Little things please little minds, I suppose.

monkey see, monkey do [Cümle]

maymun düşünmez ne görürse onu taklit eder

Ex: The toddler imitated his mother's habit of biting her nails. Monkey see, monkey do.

a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men can not (pull|get) out [Cümle]

bir deli kuyuya taş atmış

Ex: The inexperienced DIY enthusiast tried to fix a complex plumbing problem, and caused a flood in the house. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot get out.

a fool at forty is a fool (indeed|forever) [Cümle]

kırkında anlamayanın

Ex: Despite having decades of experience, the employee still makes the same basic mistakes over and over again. A fool at forty is a fool indeed.

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