tüz boyunlu bolmazğa
/tyz bojunlu bolmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to be of straight neck
Intended meaning
To be off, amiss, or not as it should be; to be improper or not in good order.
- Awaz tüz boylu awaz bolmağanı maŋa hıçıwun tiymedi.It did not please me that the voice was not a voice of the right sort.
- E, Gonay, Gonay! Seni awruwuŋ tüz boyunlu tüyüldü. Ölüb qalırsa da?! – dedi Çonay."Oh, Gonay, Gonay! Your illness is not right. You might even die!" said Chonay.
Variants
- tüz boylu bolmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 468