börkün alçi kierge
/børkyn altʃi kierɡe/
Literal translation
to wear one's hat tilted to one side
Intended meaning
To carry oneself boastfully and with a cocky air.
- Jamal çıqğandı, börkün alçi kiyib, Jaşla ua qolların qarsha iyleyle.Jamal has come out with his hat cocked to one side, and the young men are clapping their hands in time.
- Eki qatınnı bir üyge jıyıb, Börkümü alçi kiygenem, Üç ay da ozmadı, buharnı taşlab, Başımı enişge iygenem.Having gathered two wives into one house, I wore my hat cocked to one side; not three months passed before I cast off the karakul cap and hung my head low.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 124