başına kişi börkün kiymezge
/baʃɯna kiʃi børkyn kijmezɡe/
Literal translation
not to wear another man's hat on one's head
Intended meaning
To refuse to take up with a woman who has not kept her honour; to avoid a disreputable attachment.
- Süymeydi beti, namısı joqlanı, Başına kişi börkün kiymeydi.He has no love for the shameless and dishonourable; he does not wear another man's hat on his head.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 111