bir sözü on söznü jıqğan
/bir søzy on søzny dʒɯqʁan/
Literal translation
whose one word throws down ten words
Intended meaning
Persuasive and quick-witted in speech; able to out-talk and out-argue anyone.
- Jaşnı atası bir sözü bla on söznü jıqğan, usta söleşiwçü, aqıllı adam bolğandı.The boy's father was a man whose one word downed ten, a skilled speaker, a wise man.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 133
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 55