kök eşekge – kümüş quwuşhan

/køk eʃekɡe – kymyʃ quwuʃxan/

Literal translation

a silver crupper for a grey donkey

Said of something wholly unsuited or out of keeping with the person it is offered to or paired with.

Ey Zalimhan, anı [qız suratnı] janıŋa salıb boş aylanasa, ol seniçalağa jeterik tüyüldü. «Kök eşekge – kümüş quwuşhan» dep eşitgenmise? – dedi Quşjeter."Hey Zalimkhan, you carry that [picture of the girl] about with you for nothing; she is not for the likes of you. Haven't you heard, 'a silver crupper for a grey donkey'?" said Qushjeter.

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