ne aytasa da, ne eteme derge
/ne ajtasa da, ne eteme derɡe/
Literal translation
to say "whatever you say, that is what I do"
Intended meaning
To carry out another person's wishes promptly and without question, never going against what they say.
- Erim, men aythandan çıqmay, ne aytasa da, ne eteme degen kişi bolsa, iynan, men andan bek terk erigir edim.If my husband were a man who never went against what I said, who answered "whatever you say, that is what I do", believe me, I would tire of him very quickly.
- İş da baradı, ol da, bek tamatağa ne aytasa da, ne eteme degen köz bla qarap, halal haqın aşap, ırahat jaşap turadı.The work goes on, and he too, looking to the head man with the eye of one who says "whatever you say, that is what I do", eats his honest wage and lives in peace.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 363