atın jerge salmazğa
/atɯn dʒerɡe salmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to lay someone's name on the ground
Intended meaning
To speak well of someone and keep their good name and dignity high.
- Qarındaşını haparın aytıb tebirese, qızçıq anı atın jerge salmaydı, quru da anı mahtab turluğu keledi.When she starts talking about her brother, the girl never lets his name fall to the ground; she always wants to keep praising him.
Variants
- atın jerge jetdirmezge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 62