kesin kökden tüşgen sunarğa
/kesin køkden tyʃɡen sunarʁa/
Literal translation
to think oneself fallen from the sky
Intended meaning
To place oneself above everyone else; to be conceited and self-important.
- Ey, şuyohum, kesini qallay bolğanın kişi da bilmeydi. Har kim kesin kökden tüşgen mölek sunadı.Hey, my friend, nobody knows what they themselves are really like. Everyone takes themselves for an angel fallen from heaven.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 236