burunu bla suw içmezge

/burunu bla suw itʃmezɡe/

Literal translation

not to drink water with one's nose

To be far from naive or ignorant; to know perfectly well what is going on, having seen enough of life.

Alay biz da burunubuz bla suw içmey edik, jaşım! Erkin duniyanı tatıwun aŋılağandan sora ua, atışmı-tutuşmu dep çıqdıq.But we were no fools either, my boy! Once we had tasted what a free world is like, we came out ready for it — shooting or wrestling, whichever it would be.
Teyri, biz da burunu bla suw içgenleden tüyülbüz.By God, we are not among the simpletons either.

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