taban kötürürge
/taban køtyryrɡe/
Literal translation
to lift the sole of the foot
Intended meaning
To speak boastfully and behave as though one were above others.
- Ekinçi janından, Kamalnı juwuqları, bizden kişi qaça kelmegen edi, ne taban kötürürge işi bar edi degenni aytıb, Saniyatha dertlerin Aminatdan alıb başladıla.On the other hand, Kamal's relatives, saying that no one had ever run away from us and that she had no cause to give herself airs, began taking out their grudge against Saniyat on Aminat.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 427