başın teŋ etmezge

/baʃɯn teŋ etmezɡe/

Literal translation

not to make one's head equal (to someone)

To regard someone as beneath oneself and want nothing to do with them; to behave arrogantly.

Allay qız meni süyse, başımı biriŋe teŋ etmez edim, – dep, Qıyamıt bir janından qoşuldu."If a girl like that loved me, I wouldn't count myself the equal of any one of you," put in Qıyamıt from off to one side.

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