saw bol demez

/saw bol demez/

Literal translation

will not say "be well"

Intended meaning

To be displeased with what someone has done and hold it against them instead of thanking them.
  • Ataŋ, ol işiŋi bilse, saw bol demez, – dedi anası jaşha, ırazı bolmağanın aŋılata."If your father finds out about that deed of yours, he will not say thank you," his mother said to the boy, making plain that she was not pleased.

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