apar topar
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aparmak (“to take away”) + toparlamak (“to collect, tidy up”).
Adjective
[edit]apar topar
- done in haste, in a hurry
- 2002, Elif Şafak, Bit Palas:
- Gene de açıldı mezarlar, hem de apar topar.
- Yet the graves were opened, and in haste.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “apar topar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu