revenge is a dish best served cold

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English - Turkish
(Atasözü) İntikamın alınmasının sıcağı sıcağına değil de aradan zaman geçince daha iyi olacağını anlatan söz
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An expression that emotional detachment is ideal when taking revenge, as one is righting the wrongs that have been done to the doer
revenge is a dish best served cold

    Hyphenation

    re·venge I·s a dish best served Cold

    Turkish pronunciation

    rivenc îz ı dîş best sırvd kōld

    Pronunciation

    /rēˈvenʤ əz ə ˈdəsʜ ˈbest ˈsərvd ˈkōld/ /riːˈvɛnʤ ɪz ə ˈdɪʃ ˈbɛst ˈsɜrvd ˈkoʊld/

    Etymology

    () Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) is often credited with the phrase's invention, with his 1782 book Les Liaisons Dangereuses containing the line "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid." One of the first known English-language appearances is Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949): "Revenge is a dish which people of taste prefer to eat cold." It most famously appeared in its exact form in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: "Ah, Kirk, my old friend. Do you know of the old Klingon proverb that revenge is a dish best served cold? It is very cold in space."
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