kökge-jerge jetdirmezge
/køkɡe-dʒerɡe dʒetdirmezɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
not to let [someone] reach the sky or the earth
Intended meaning
To speak of someone with the highest praise, raising their standing and honor.
- Mahtasammı süe edigiz?! Siz kökge-jerge jetdirmey söleşgenlikge, kalak itça, ol oramlanı sanab aylanadı. Biz bilgen igiligi joqdu [Amırbiyni], – dep, Baldan juwap etdi."Did you want me to praise him?! However highly you speak of him, he roams the streets like a stray dog. We know of no good in him [in Amyrbiy]," Baldan answered.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary