(birinin) başına gelmek: woe betide them! başlarına taş yağsın!

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Definition of (birinin) başına gelmek: woe betide them! başlarına taş yağsın! in Turkish English dictionary

{f} betide

{v} to befall, happen to, become

to happen to or befall

To happen to

If you say woe betide anyone who does a particular thing, you mean that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do it. Woe betide anyone who got in his way. woe betide sb used to say that someone will be in trouble if they do something - often humorous (tide (11-19 centuries), from tidan)

To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer

To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall

{f} happen, occur

To come to pass; to happen; to occur

become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

Hyphenation

(bi·ri·nin) ba·şı·na gel·mek: wo·e be·ti·de them! baş·la·rı·na taş yağ·sın!