tilin tıyalmazğa
/tilin tɯjalmazʁa/
Literal translation
to be unable to restrain one's tongue
Intended meaning
To talk out of turn, saying things where silence is called for; to be incapable of keeping a secret.
- Rawzatha tasha bildirirge jaramaydı, tilin tıyalmaydı.You mustn't let Rauzat in on a secret — they can't hold their tongue.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 452