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başından aşmak

[ba-şın-dan aş-mak]

verb

LanguageTurkish (Turkey)

Meaning
  1. to overwhelm
  2. To become too much for someone to handle or manage. It describes when duties or problems exceed one's capacity.
Examples

Çok fazla işi olduğu için sorunlar başından aştı.

Because he had too much work, the problems overwhelmed him.

Pronunciationba-şın-dan aş-mak

Part of speechverb

Registerinformal

Usage noteThis is an idiomatic expression that literally translates to 'passing over one's head'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.