suw tilegenŋe tuz bergen
/suw tileɡenŋe tuz berɡen/
Literal translation
one who gives salt to the one who asked for water
Intended meaning
A person who does everything the wrong way round, deliberately doing the opposite of what is asked and inclining toward what is bad.
- Suw tilegenŋe tuz bergen dep burunŋulula aythanlay, Nazir, janımdan etdiŋ erttenli beri.As the old people used to say, 'he gives salt to the one who asked for water' — Nazir, you have been going against me since morning.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 415