başından ayağına sarı altın eterge
/baʃɯndan ajaʁɯna sarɯ altɯn eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make (someone) yellow gold from head to foot
Intended meaning
To make someone wealthy; to shower someone with riches.
- Ey, jigit, açhadan ırıslağan adam tüyül eseŋ, tur örge, başıŋdan ayağıŋa deri sarı altın eteyim, – dedi Arkaşa."Hey, brave lad, if you are not a man who scorns money, get up and I will cover you in yellow gold from head to foot," said Arkasha.
Variants
- başından ayağına deri sarı altın eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 113