jekden juwuq qoymazğa
/dʒekden dʒuwuq qojmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to let (someone) closer than a yoke's length
Intended meaning
To refuse to do something and hold out stubbornly against it, giving no ground.
- Alay a, kiewünü çaqırğanın qayın anası jekden juwuq qatına qoymadı.But the mother-in-law would not come anywhere near accepting her son-in-law's invitation.
Variants
- jekden juwuq iymezge
- jekden juwuq etmezge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 192