inverted commas

/ɪnˌvɜːtɪdˈkɒməz/ noun [plural] UK

Translation

› a pair of marks (" ") or (' ') used before and after a group of words to show that they are spoken or that someone else originally wrote them

tırnak işaret

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

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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