awuzu batmazğa
/awuzu batmazʁa/
Literal translation
for one's mouth not to sink in
Intended meaning
To have no influence over someone, so that one cannot get them to do what one tells them.
- Harun sabiylerine üyretirge küreşedi, alay ne awuzu, ne sözü batmaydı.Harun tries to teach his children, but neither his mouth nor his word carries any weight.
Variants
- sözü batmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 66