awuzu qatı
/awuzu qatɯ/
Literal translation
his/her mouth is hard
Intended meaning
Discreet and sparing of speech; able to keep a confidence rather than let it out.
- Ol Aminatnı anası birsilege uşamaydı, awuzu qatıdı, söznü içinde tuta biledi.That mother of Aminat's is not like the others; she is tight-lipped, she knows how to keep a word to herself.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 67