ipin ucunu kaçırmak

== Turkish == === Etymology === Compound of ip (“rope”) +‎ -in (genitive suffix) +‎ uç (“tip, end”) +‎ -u (possessive suffix) +‎ -nu (accusative suffix) +‎ kaçırmak (“to let escape”), literally “to let the end of the rope escape”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.pin u.d͡ʒu.nu ka.t͡ʃɯɾˈmak/ === Verb === ipin ucunu kaçırmak (idiomatic) to lose control of a situation, to lose one's grip on things (idiomatic) to go too far