crunch

/krʌnʃ/ noun [C]

Translation

› the sound of something being crushed

garç gurç ses çıkarmak, çatır, çutur etmek

[usually singular] the crunch of dried leaves under our feet1092

if/when it comes to the crunch › if/when a situation becomes serious or you have to make an important decision

günü geldiğinde; hele ogün bir gelsin

When it came to the crunch, I was too nervous to ask her for a date.11112013

(Definition of crunch noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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