sözü joqdu
/søzy dʒoqdu/
Literal translation
one's word is not there
Intended meaning
Said of someone whose word carries no weight — a liar and an idle talker who cannot be relied on.
- Birinçiden, men saŋa Laraŋ tüyülme. Ekinçiden a, seni sözüŋ joqdu. Janşaqsa, tuzu-mıstısı bolmağanlanı janşaysa. İçgen etese, teŋ jürüte bilmeyse, – dedi Larisa Şamilge."First of all, I am not your Larang. And second, your word counts for nothing. You are a chatterbox, you babble about things with neither salt nor savour. You drink, and you do not know how to treat a friend," Larisa said to Shamil.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 405