ölgen ölüsü da igidi
/ølɡen ølysy da iɡidi/
Idiom
Literal translation
even the corpse of the dead one is good
Intended meaning
Said when comparing two people or things: the one spoken of is better than the other in every respect, beyond any contest.
- Ahmatnı ölgen ölüsü da igidi mahtançaq Kamaldan.Even Ahmat's dead body is worth more than that braggart Kamal.
- Alayğa qalsaŋ, sen maŋa jaşağan jaşlanı, barısın bir-birine qoşsaŋ da, Biynögerni ölgen ölüsü igidi deb, betine qıçırıb jiberlikme.If it comes to that, I will shout right in your face that even Biynöger's dead body is better than all the living lads you name to me, put together.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 163
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 111