yüz tutmak

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یوز طوتمق, literally, “to hold face”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjyz tut.mak/ === Verb === yüz tutmak (third-person singular simple present yüz tutar) (idiomatic) to be on the verge of (something bad), to tend towards === Further reading === “yüz tutmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “yüz”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “yüz tutmak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5404