ayağına jetmezge
/ajaʁɯna dʒetmezɡe/
Literal translation
not to reach someone's foot
Intended meaning
To be inferior to someone in personal worth or human quality; to fall far short of another person.
- Alay aythanıma ayıb etme, egeçim, sen Mutaynı ayağına da jetmeyse, – dedi Üsüb."Don't take offence at what I said, sister, but you are no match for Mutay," said Yusup.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 83