kölü ullu bolmasın
/køly ullu bolmasɯn/
Literal translation
may their heart not become big
Intended meaning
Said while praising someone to their face, as a wish that the praise will not spoil them or make them vain.
- Alay aythanım üçün, kölüŋ ullu bolmasın, Harun, sen tişirıw es burmazça jaş tüyülse, – dedi Aminat."Don't let what I said go to your head, Harun — you are not a young man for women to take notice of," said Aminat.
- Leyla, kölüŋ ullu bolmasın, jaşlarıŋ elde bolmağança birledile.Leyla, don't let it go to your head, but your sons are such as the village has never had.
Variants
- kölü da ullu bolmasın
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 266
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 136