başına kişi börkün kiymezge
/baʃɯna kiʃi børkyn kijmezɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
not to wear another man's hat on one's head
Intended meaning
To refuse to take up with a woman who has not kept her honor; to avoid a disreputable attachment.
- Süymeydi beti, namısı joqlanı, Başına kişi börkün kiymeydi.He has no love for the shameless and dishonorable; he does not wear another man's hat on his head.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary