eski tilin çaynarğa

/eski tilin tʃajnarʁa/

Literal translation

to chew one's old tongue

To pacify or fob off a child by giving a teasing, made-up answer instead of a real one.

Ne aşaysa? – degendi balası. – Eski tilimi çaynayma, – degendi anası."What are you eating?" asked her child. "I'm chewing my old tongue," said the mother.

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