sözün aşarğa
/søzyn aʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to eat one's word
Intended meaning
To fail to keep a promise one has given; to go back on what one said.
- Ariw söz ayta, köp kukalana, Sen adamsızlıq etgense. Sözüŋü aşap, betiŋi joyub, Başhağa qaçıb ketgense.Speaking fine words, preening at length, you behaved inhumanly. Having eaten your word and lost your honour, you ran off to another.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 407