sözün awuzuna aşamazğa
/søzyn awuzuna aʃamazʁa/
Literal translation
not to eat one's word into one's mouth
Intended meaning
To speak truthfully and stay faithful to what one has promised, never going back on it.
- Bergen sözüŋü nek aşadıŋ deyme.I am asking why you went back on the word you gave.
- Ol ömüründe sözün awuzuna aşamaydı [Ahmat], qolundan kelmezlik zat bla ışandırmaydı, bilib, kişige terslik etdirmeydi.In all his life he [Akhmat] never goes back on his word, never gives assurances about what is beyond his power, and never knowingly causes anyone to be wronged.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 406
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 177