al bermezge
/al bermezɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
not to give the front
Intended meaning
To compete with one another at a task, each trying not to be outdone by the other.
- Sabiyle ekisi da, bir birge al qoymay, üyge taşaydıla.The two children, neither yielding the lead to the other, slipped off home.
Literal translation
not to give the front
Intended meaning
To refuse to give way or let oneself be beaten by someone.
- Alay kereksiz oram uşaqda bla jalğan şağatha süelgende ua, sudyalağa oquna al bermegendi [Çubur].But in idle street talk and when standing as a false witness, [Chubur] would not give way even to the judges.
Variants
- al qoymazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 32
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 28