köbnü körgen
/købny kørɡen/
Idiom
Literal translation
who has seen much
Intended meaning
Wise and seasoned by long experience; understanding how life works after living through a great deal.
- Blaev a, jıyırma jıldan köb qoratmasa da, köpnü körgen, köpnü bilgen jigitdi.Blaev, even though he has not spent more than twenty years in this world, is a fellow who has seen much and knows much.
- Azamat otowğa kirgenley, unduruqda sawsuznu esledi. Ol köpnü körgen tişirıwdu.As soon as Azamat entered the room, he noticed the sick woman on the bed. She is a woman who has seen much.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary