birgesine pud tuz aşarğa
/birɡesine pud tuz aʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to eat a pood of salt together with someone
Intended meaning
To come to know what a person is really like, something that only long years of close acquaintance can bring about.
- Birewnü bilirge süyseŋ, birgesine pud tuznu tawus deydile.They say that if you want to know someone, you must finish off a pood of salt together with them.
Variants
- birgesine pud tuz tawusurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 135