aythanın eki etmezge
/ajtxanɯn eki etmezɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
not to make what one has said into two
Intended meaning
To carry out exactly what was said, without questioning it or making it be repeated; to stay true to a given word.
- Biyni ua, Aşamiş bilgenden, sözü sözdü, bir aythanın eki etmegendi.As for the prince, as far as Ashamish knew, his word was his word — he never went back on anything he once said.
- Qanamat İslamnı aythanın eki etdirmeydi.Kanamat never lets Islam's word be questioned.
Variants
- aythanın eki etdirmezge
- sözün eki etmezge
Sources
Show sources
- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary