sözü öterge
/søzy øterɡe/
Literal translation
for one's word to pass through
Intended meaning
For a person's words to be taken into account and acted on; for someone's opinion to carry weight with others.
- Sizden tamatağa sözüm ötse, meni ol aŋılasa, boladı. Men jol tabama.If my word carries with the one senior to you, if he understands me, that will be enough. I will find a way.
- Solmanbiy, tögeregine qarap, sözü ötmegenin körgende, başha aqıl etdi.Solmanbiy, looking around and seeing that his word carried no weight, decided otherwise.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 405