apar topar

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From aparmak (“to take away”) + toparlamak (“to collect, tidy up”).

Adjective

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apar topar

  1. 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.
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Further reading

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  • “apar topar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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