uzun tilli

/uzun tilli/

Literal translation

long-tongued

Intended meaning

Inclined to talk too much and to carry tales about other people; a chatterbox and a tattler.
  • Sen a uzun tillileden köreme da! Alay, Harun, ötürüknü jolu jarım arşından arı barmaydı.So I see you are one of the long-tongued ones! But, Harun, a lie's road goes no farther than half an arshin.
  • Sol janıbızdağı qonşubuzğa sorsağız: Jabo qızı uzun tillidi der.If you ask our neighbor on the left, they will say that Zhabo's daughter has a long tongue.

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