eki betli
/eki betli/
Idiom
Literal translation
having two faces
Intended meaning
Hypocritical and insincere: flattering someone to their face while running them down behind their back.
- Mından arı da qıralıbıznı işine zaran salğanlanı, eki betlileni, qorqaqlanı, ötsüzleni, homuhlanı keçme.From now on, too, do not forgive those who harm our country's work — the two-faced, the cowardly, the gutless, the slack.
- Anı bile turğanlay, men eki betli bolalmayma, – dedi Zuhura Jaşuevna."Even though I know that perfectly well, I cannot be two-faced," said Zukhura Dzhashuevna.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary