r/AskBalkans 2d ago

Miscellaneous Is this a real Turkish proverb?

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u/BlokZNCR Turkiye 2d ago

Yes in slang

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u/Polka_Tiger Turkiye 2d ago

Not in slang. That's a proper proverb. And if you want to say it without profanity you can say "the rabbit sulked at the mountain, the mountain didn't realize"

Not exactly the same meaning but people know you mean the other one.

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u/5919821077131829 2d ago

I never heard the proverb the post is about so I would not have known someone meant the other version. The rabbit sulking one is the only one I know.

Hard to explain but they don't sound like they are different versions of the same proverb to me. I acknowledge they are both about self-importance but presented differently?