ne menme degen
/ne menme deɡen/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
who says "what, am I not the one?"
Intended meaning
Of a person whose reputation is unblemished and whose standing is beyond reproach; the most respectable sort there is.
- Barğan a Muhammatha etdi. Muhammatha ne menme degen qız da uğay demezça, ol da allay jaşladan edi.In the end she went to Muhammat. He was one of those young men whom not even a girl of the finest repute would have refused.
Literal translation
who says "what, am I not the one?"
Intended meaning
Of a person full of self-assurance, daring and valiant; the boldest one could name.
- Tashaçılıq işde leytenantnı hunerligine ne menme degen razvedkaçı da suqlanırçadı.Even the boldest scout you could name would envy the lieutenant's skill at intelligence work.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 366