adını çək, qulağını bur

Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic адыны чәк, гулағыны бур
Abjad آدؽنؽ چک، قۇلاغؽنؽ بۇر

Etymology

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Literally, "speak his name [and] twist his ear".

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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adını çək, qulağını bur

  1. (idiomatic) speak of the devil (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive)

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