başın ullu körürge
/baʃɯn ullu køryrɡe/
Literal translation
to see one's head as big
Intended meaning
To hold oneself above other people; to behave haughtily and refuse to treat others as equals.
- Uhanov quru ders beriw bla zaçöt alıwdan özgeni da biledi, üyüne da çaqıradı, oramda tohtab söleşirge da başın ullu körmeydi.Uhanov knows more than just giving lessons and taking exams; he invites you to his home, and he is not too proud to stop and talk in the street.
- Egeçim, biz başıbıznı bir adamdan da ullu körmeybiz.Sister, we do not consider ourselves above anyone.
Variants
- başın ullu kötürürge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 109
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 64