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.

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