sen tülkü eseŋ, men quyruğuma
/sen tylky eseŋ, men qujruʁuma/
Idiom · Proverb or saying · Formula
Literal translation
if you are a fox, I am its tail
Intended meaning
A boast or retort claiming that one is every bit as cunning as the other person, or craftier still, and will not be outdone or taken in by their scheming.
- Siz tülkü esegiz, men a – quyruğu, – dep, Alim jorlulanı çabıwların buzadı, oŋ bermeydi."If you are the fox, then I am its tail," — with that Alim breaks up the pacers' run and gives them no chance.
- Ol tülkü ese, men a quyruğuma. Bizge kerek zatlanı janın qoluna aldırıb aytdırırma.If he is a fox, then I am his tail. I will frighten the life out of him and make him tell us what we need.
- Birew tülkü ese, men anı quyruğuma. Alaysız duniyada jaşaw etgen qıyındı, – dedi Harun."If someone is a fox, I am its tail. Without that, living in this world is hard," said Harun.
Variants
- birew – tülkü, men – quyruğu
- sen tülkü eseŋ, men a quyruğuma
- ol tülkü ese men a quyruğu
- birew tülkü ese, men anı quyruğuma