kesin ekewge tutdururğa
/kesin ekewɡe tutdururʁa/
Literal translation
to get oneself held by two
Intended meaning
To put on a great show of resistance or protest so that others have to coax, beg or hold one back; to make oneself out to be important and wrangle over things.
- Men Azretge kak ete turluqma. Sergey da kesin ekewge tutdurmay aşarıqdı.I am going to make kak for Azret. And Sergey will eat it without having to be coaxed.
- Bek qıçırğan, kesin ekewge tutdurğan İbrahimdi.The one shouting loudest, making a great show of having to be held back, is Ibrahim.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 238