dıp dep da
/dɯp dep da/
Literal translation
even to say "dyp"
Intended meaning
To offer not the slightest objection to what someone says; to not dare contradict.
- Kimdi ol anı qorquturça adamıŋ? – dedi İsmayıl. – Mahay ol aythanŋa dıp dep da aytallıq tüyüldü."Who is this man of yours who could frighten him?" said Ismayıl. "Mahay could not say a single word against what he says."
Variants
- dıp dep da aytmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 161