eki qulağı bek bolsun
/eki qulaʁɯ bek bolsun/
Literal translation
may both of their ears be tight
Intended meaning
Of a person: to keep what they hear to themselves and not repeat it to anyone.
- Farizat kelinini eki qulağı bek bolsa süedi.Farizat wants her daughter-in-law to keep to herself whatever she hears.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 512