awuzundan sütü tögüle
/awuzundan syty tøɡyle/
Idiom
Literal translation
milk is spilling from his mouth
Intended meaning
Very young and inexperienced; a mere child not yet on his own feet.
- Jel alay qobhanında, awuzundan sütü tögüle turğan bir sabiy, ol maŋa ne qarıw etallıq edi? – dedi Tawlan."With the wind blowing like that, what strength could a child still wet behind the ears have against me?" said Taulan.
Variants
- awuzundan sütü tögüle turğan
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary