Turkish is a very rich language in which there are a ton of expressions, idioms and proverbs for every situation.

Turkish Idioms That Include The Number 40

The literal translation of this idiom is "Did he/she end up with 40 orphans in a cave" and is used when someone is living under harsh conditions.

• Kırk öksüzle bir mağrada mı kaldı?

The literal translation of this idiom is "a cat of forty houses" and is used to describe someone who spends more time at other people's houses, instead of their own.

The literal translation of this idiom is "an owner of forty keys" and is used to describe someone who is very rich and owns a lot of property.

The literal translation of this idiom is "without forty money" and is used to describe someone who is very poor and has absolutely no money whatsoever.

The literal translation of this idiom is "to have cloth in forty combs" and is used to describe someone who is dealing with many different jobs or has a lot of secret relationships.

The literal translation of this idiom is "forty times mashallah" and is used rıght after complimenting someone in order to protect them from the evil eye (nazar).

The literal translation of this idiom is "to bring water from forty streams" and is used to describe someone who keeps making excuses in order not to do something.
The English equivalent is "to beat around the bush"

The literal translation of this idiom is "to pull the string of forty doors" and is used when a person goes from door to door or visits many places in order to solve a problem or to get to the bottom of something.

The literal translation of this idiom is "to split a hair forty times" and is used when someone makes small and unnecessary distinctions about something.
The English equivalent is "to split hairs"

The literal translation of this idiom is "once in forty years" and is used to express something that occurs very rarely or next to never.
The English equivalent is "once in a blue moon"