Common Azerbaijani idioms and proverbs with their figurative meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Azerbaijani idiom. Back: English meaning and explanation.
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- Dağdan aşağı düşmək
- To come down from the mountain (to finally understand reality or come to one's senses)
- İşi suya düşdü
- His work fell into the water (his plan failed or fell through)
- Ürəyi dağ boyda
- His heart is the size of a mountain (describing a very brave or generous person)
- Ağzından süd iyi gəlir
- The smell of milk still comes from his mouth (said of someone too young or inexperienced)
- Dişini-dırnağına tutmaq
- To hold on with tooth and nail (to save money very carefully, scrimping)
- Dəvədən böyük fil var
- There is an elephant bigger than the camel (there is always someone more powerful)
- Yağış yağanda kor da bilir
- Even a blind man knows it when it rains (something obvious to everyone)
- Ac qarına kefim kök olmaz
- My mood cannot be good on an empty stomach (basic needs come before everything else)
- Tələsən təndirə düşər
- The one who rushes falls into the oven (haste leads to trouble)
- Bir əli ilə iki qarpız tutmaq
- To hold two watermelons with one hand (trying to do two things at once, usually failing)
- Göz üstə yer var
- There is a place above the eye (a warm welcome, you are always welcome here)
- Ürəyinə dammaq
- To drip into one's heart (to have a gut feeling or premonition)
- Dili ilə quş vurmaq
- To shoot a bird with one's tongue (to be extremely persuasive or eloquent)
- Qulağına sırğa etmək
- To make it an earring for one's ear (to remember something well, as a lesson)
- Əl-ələ vermək
- To join hands (to cooperate, work together)
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