közleri közür oynarğa

/køzleri køzyr ojnarʁa/

Literal translation

for one's eyes to play trump

Intended meaning

To have a pretty face and a bright, lively manner that draws people in but is not to be trusted.
  • Jaşım a jaratırmı, arabiy? Jaratırğa kerekdi. Qıznı közleri közür oynayla.Will my son take to her, I wonder? He ought to. The girl has a beguiling charm about her.
  • Ariw Lülya köreem, deydi, Közleri közür oynağan.I saw lovely Lyulya, he says, with that beguiling charm of hers.

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