Pabucu dama atılmak
English Meaning
To be overshadowed / lose favor
Example Sentence in Context
“Yeni kardeş doğunca onun pabucu dama atıldı.”
“When the new sibling was born, he lost favor.”
Grammar & Usage
Lit. 'one's shoe to be thrown onto the roof'. Historically referred to a guild rejecting a bad artisan's shoes.
Cultural Context
In the Ottoman guild system (Ahilik), if a shoemaker made a bad shoe, it was thrown onto his roof to publicly shame him.
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