kereklini şintigi biyik bolur
/kereklini ʃintiɡi bijik bolur/
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Literal translation
the needy one's chair will be high
Intended meaning
Said of someone who lays claim to an importance or honour they do not actually possess.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 234