dördenin turğuzurğa
/dørdenin turʁuzurʁa/
Idiom
Intended meaning
To be full of oneself — to act self-assured, talk big and brag about one's own worth.
- Ariw aşab, ariw kiyinib, dördenin turğuzurğa küreşedi, qolundan a kapek mağana, hayır çıqmaydı.He eats well, dresses well and works at putting on a swagger, but not a kopek's worth of sense or profit comes from his hands.
Variants
- dordanın turğuzurğa (karachay)
- köküregin turğuzurğa (balkar)
Sources
Show sources
- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary