biri bir dese, biri eki derge
/biri bir dese, biri eki derɡe/
Literal translation
when one says one, for the other to say two
Intended meaning
To refuse to accept what someone says and answer back in opposition to them.
- Sınamnı andan başla. Ol [eriŋ] bir dese, sen eki de. Artal da söz jutma.Start your test with that. When he [your husband] says one, you say two. Never swallow a word.
Variants
- biri bir dese, ekinçi eki derge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 136