awuzuna suw urtlamazğa
/awuzuna suw urtlamazʁa/
Literal translation
not to take a sip of water into one's mouth
Intended meaning
To value someone very highly and speak of them with unceasing praise.
- Kelin, seni sıyıŋ da biyikde bolsun, ol bizni üydegi, Mölehannı atı sağınılsa, awuzuna suw urtlamaydı."Daughter-in-law, may your honour too stand high; that wife of ours, whenever Myolekhan's name is mentioned, cannot praise her enough."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 71