ne ulluğa ketdiŋ
/ne ulluʁa ketdiŋ/
Literal translation
what greatness have you gone off to
Intended meaning
Said in rebuke to someone who has overstated things or is demanding too much: what nonsense are you talking, what more do you want?
- Oy sen a, ne ulluğa ketdiŋ! – dedi qarındaşım.Oh, you — what an exaggeration! said my brother.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 366