öpkelegenni ülüşü tatlı
/øpkeleɡenni ylyʃy tatlɯ/
Formula
Literal translation
the sulking one's portion is sweet
Intended meaning
A coaxing phrase used to talk a child who has refused food into eating.
- Sabiyni aşha allandırır üçün, amma: «Öpkelegenni ülüşü tatlı boladı», – dep, ayawsuz aşarğa küreşedi.To get the child interested in the food, grandmother says, "The sulking one's portion is sweet," and tries hard to make him eat.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 166