kesin jeti kökge kötürürge
/kesin dʒeti køkɡe køtyryrɡe/
Literal translation
to raise oneself to the seven heavens
Intended meaning
To rate oneself far above everyone else; to be filled with conceit.
- Menden igi da jaş edi da, aŋa mahtanıb, kesin jeti kökge kötürüb başlağanlay, taban jetdirib qıstadım, – dedi Safiyat."He was even a better lad than me, but the moment he started bragging about it and raising himself to the seven heavens, I gave him the sole of my foot and drove him out," said Safiyat.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 236