sawğağa berilgen atnı tişlerine qaramaydıla
/sawʁaʁa berilɡen atnɯ tiʃlerine qaramajdɯla/
Literal translation
they do not look at the teeth of a horse given as a gift
Intended meaning
A gift is to be accepted as it comes; one has no right to judge or criticize its quality.
- Jaşım, sawğağa berilgen atnı tişlerine qaramaydıla. Men bek jarathanma.[Kabasaray:] My son, one doesn't look at the teeth of a horse given as a gift. I liked it very much.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 393