közü toymazğa

/køzy tojmazʁa/

Literal translation

for one's eye not to be sated

To be greedy and grasping; to never have enough and begrudge what others have.

Birsile Şaqmanŋa qaradıla, içlerinden a: «Baylığıŋ tamağıŋa jetgendi. Közüŋ a toymaydı», – dedile.The others looked at Shakman and said to themselves: "Your wealth has reached your throat. But your eye is still not satisfied."
Usta qollu tawlu tişirıwla er kişilege, tişirıwlağa bağalı qumaçladan qarap adamnı közü toymazça qaptalla, kölekle, könçekle tikgendile.Skilled highlander women sewed men and women coats, shirts and trousers from costly cloth, such that a person could not look at them enough.

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