közbaw etmezge
/køzbaw etmezɡe/
Literal translation
not to make an eye-covering
Intended meaning
To refrain from showing off before others or angling for undeserved praise for oneself.
- Kesiŋ bilese, Qujon, sizni birigiz bla da men alağa [jarlılağa] közbaw etmezligimi, – dedi Mırtaz."You know yourself, Kuzhon, that I will not put on a show for them [for the poor] with any one of you," said Myrtaz.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 249