palaza bürün, el ilə sürün

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Literally, “wrap yourself in a palaz (“coarse woollen cloth worn by dervīshes”), and crawl with the people”. The aforementioned sense of palaz isn't preserved outside of this saying.

Phrase

palaza bürün, el ilə sürün

1. (idiomatic) don't go against the current; be like everyone else