tiline salmazğa

/tiline salmazʁa/

Literal translation

not to put onto one's tongue

Intended meaning

To refuse to eat or drink something, declining even to taste it.
  • Oğay, bir-eki da aytma. Anamı janı üçün, tilime sallıq tüyülme, – dep, orta eşikni açıb, arğı üyge guzaba kirdi."No, don't say it a second or third time. By my mother's life, I will not put it to my tongue," he said, and opening the middle door, hurried into the far room.
  • Bu meni tilime tiygen zat tüyüldü, – dedi Salim, boyunun da qıŋır tutub."This is not something that has ever touched my tongue," said Salim, holding his neck askew.

Variants

  • tiline tiydirmezge

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