betin tas etmey
/betin tas etmej/
Literal translation
not losing one's face
Intended meaning
Doing nothing shameful; keeping one's honour and good name intact.
- Biz allay milletbiz – ne qıyınlıqda da Allahnı boluşluğu bla betibizni tas etmey çığa bilgen.We are such a people – one that, in any hardship, with God's help has known how to come through without losing its honour.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 121