köten eterge
/køten eterɡe/
Literal translation
to do an arse
Intended meaning
To entertain a hope that has no chance of coming true; to expect something one will never get.
- Uzun! – dedi aŋa Jora. – Bu bohçasın bermez köten etedi! – Ay jarığında çuruğuŋu burunun bir iyisgetçi!"Long one!" Jora said to him. "He won't hand over his purse — you're hoping for nothing! Go sniff the toe of your shoe in the moonlight!"
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 270