bir da, eki da aytma
/bir da, eki da ajtma/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom · Formula · Refusal
Literal translation
say neither one nor two
Intended meaning
Used to make it emphatically clear that one will not do a certain thing; don't bring it up again.
- Irazı tüyülme, bügün üyden çıqsaŋ, – dep, jaşını allına süeldi ol. – Bir da, eki da aytma."I do not agree to your leaving the house today," he said, standing in his son's way. "Not another word about it."
Idiom · Formula · Refusal
Literal translation
say neither one nor two
Intended meaning
Used to express that someone is utterly unwilling to accept or agree to something.
- Oğay, anı bir da, eki da sağınmağız, – dep, Tawlan, umut etdirmezça, tik söleşdi."No, don't so much as mention it," Taulan said sharply, leaving no room for hope.
Variants
- bir, eki da aytma
- bir da, eki da deme
- bir da, eki da sağınma
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 129