kısmet
,-ti 1. destiny, fortune, kismet. 2. chance of marriage (for a woman). K--. Perhaps./If fortune wills it. --i açık 1. favored by fortune, lucky. 2. (girl) who has many suitors. --i açılmak 1. to have a lucky break and begin to make money. 2. (for a girl) to receive a marriage proposal. --i ayağına (kadar) gelmek for fortune to come knocking at one´s door; to have an unexpected stroke of luck. --ini ayağıyla tepmek to ignore a chance that comes one´s way. --ini bağlamak /ın/ to use sorcery to prevent (a girl´s) marrying. --i bağlanmak (for a girl) not to receive proposals of marriage. --i çıkmak (for a girl) to receive a marriage proposal. -- kapısı the source of one´s livelihood. --i kıt short on luck or success. --ine mâni olmak /ın/ to prevent (someone) from marrying or making money. --inde ne varsa kaşığında o çıkar. proverb No matter how hard a person tries he will get only what he is destined to have. -- olmak 1. to be possible, be in the cards. 2. /a/ to be allotted (someone) by fate.