Karachay

börkün alır

/børkyn alɯr/

Idiom

Literal translation

he will take off his cap

Intended meaning

To show deference and pay honor to someone, treating them as a superior.
  • Qaysı biy ulu da seni allıŋda börkün alır, qarıwuŋ, küçüŋ da adamladan artıqdı."Any nobleman's son will take off his cap before you — your strength and power surpass other men's."

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