sözü içinde çirirge
/søzy itʃinde tʃirirɡe/
Literal translation
for someone's word to rot inside one
Intended meaning
To keep what one has been told entirely to oneself and never pass it on to anyone.
- Sözüm, ölseŋ da, seni bla birge çirib qalsın.Let my word rot away together with you, even when you die.
- Kim sağınadı allay jaşırtın zatnı? Meni awuzuma kelginçi, içimde çirir ol söz! – dedi Bayqasım.Who would ever bring up such a secret thing? That word will rot inside me before it ever reaches my mouth! – said Baykasym.
Variants
- sözü kesi bla birge çirirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 405