köten eterge

/køten eterɡe/

Idiom

Literal translation

to do an ass

To entertain a hope that has no chance of coming true; to expect something one will never get.

Uzun! – dedi aŋa Jora. – Bu bohçasın bermez köten etedi! – Ay jarığında çuruğuŋu burunun bir iyisgetçi!"Long one!" Jora said to him. "He won't hand over his purse — you're hoping for nothing! Go sniff the toe of your shoe in the moonlight!"

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