bet kerekdi
/bet kerekdi/
Literal translation
a face is needed [for a person]
Intended meaning
Said of someone who ought to know shame: a person is expected to feel embarrassment and restraint about how they behave.
- Ol aythanıŋ da tüzdü, Hıysa. Alay a adamğa bet dep da bir zat kerekdi."What you say is true too, Khyysa. But still, a person needs a thing called shame."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 117