ölü başın kötürür
/øly baʃɯn køtyryr/
Idiom · Formula
Literal translation
the dead man would lift his head
Intended meaning
Used to praise food as extraordinarily tasty.
- Allay tatıwlu aşha ua, meni anam aytıwçulay, ölgenle da başların kötürür edile.For food as tasty as that, as my mother used to say, even the dead would raise their heads.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary