kesin kötürürge
/kesin køtyryrɡe/
Literal translation
to raise oneself
Intended meaning
To set oneself above other people, acting as though one's standing is higher than theirs; to be conceited.
- Barğan jerimden hayır tüşüre bilmeyme, asırı halalma, kesimi kötürmeyme, jaşawğa köre, başımı uşatalmayma.I can't turn where I go to my own profit, I am too soft-hearted, I don't put myself forward, and I can't make my head suit the way life is.
- «Bügün men qarıwluma mından», – Dep, kesin kötürgen insannı Adamlıq keterdi ortadan.Humanity removes from among us the person who exalts himself, saying, "Today I am stronger than this one."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 237
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 117