qoş uwuçuŋu qayın anaŋa tut

/qoʃ uwutʃuŋu qajɯn anaŋa tut/

Literal translation

hold out your two cupped hands to your mother-in-law

A sharp rebuke to someone who keeps begging or demanding too much, telling them to take their requests somewhere else.

Men saŋa tükenmi bolğanma, qoş uwuçuŋu qayın anaŋa tut, – dedim jaşha."Am I a shop for you? Go hold out your cupped hands to your mother-in-law," I said to the boy.

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