başına igidi
/baʃɯna iɡidi/
Literal translation
it is good for one's head
Intended meaning
Said of a course of action that is the fitting and advantageous one for the person concerned; it is to their own benefit to act that way.
- Ho da, bu jol iynanayım, alay atha jügensiz minmeseŋ, kesi başıŋa igidi."All right, this time let me believe you, but you had better not mount a horse without a bridle — it is for your own good."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 111