ögüznü ullusu bawdan çıqdı
/øɡyzny ullusu bawdan tʃɯqdɯ/
Idiom · Formula
Literal translation
the biggest ox came out of the barn
Intended meaning
Said when the most astonishing or wonderful piece of news is kept for the very end: the speaker has just announced something truly remarkable.
- Ögüznü ullusu bawdan çıqdı degenley, çınttı alamatın sen aytdıŋ. Qoluŋu beri tutdur.As they say, the biggest ox came out of the barn last — you have told the truly wonderful part. Hold out your hand here.
Variants
- ögüznü ullusu bawdan çıqdı degenley
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary