aytırın-qaytırın bilirge
/ajtɯrɯn-qajtɯrɯn bilirɡe/
Literal translation
to know what one will say and what one will say back
Intended meaning
To speak aptly and with measure, thinking a statement through beforehand and not saying too much.
- Sen a, şuyohum, aytırıŋı-qaytırıŋı da sağış etib ayta tur, – dedi Ashat, bloknotun jan hurjununa sala."And you, my friend, keep thinking over what you say and what you say back," said Ashat, slipping his notebook into his side pocket.
- Rasulnu aytırın-qaytırın bilmegen qatınını beşjıllıq jaşçığı bardı.Rasul's wife, who does not know how to weigh her words, has a five-year-old son.
Variants
- aythanın-qaythanın bilirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 27