dördenin turğuzurğa
/dørdenin turʁuzurʁa/
Intended meaning
To be full of oneself — to act self-assured, talk big and brag about one's own worth.
- Ariw aşap, ariw kiyinib, dördenin turğuzurğa küreşedi, qolundan a kapek mağana, hayır çıqmaydı.He eats well, dresses well and works at putting on a swagger, but not a kopek's worth of sense or profit comes from his hands.
Variants
- dordanın turğuzurğa (karachay)
- köküregin turğuzurğa (balkar)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 155
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 63