aqğa qara derge
/aqʁa qara derɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to call white black
Intended meaning
To state something the wrong way round, denying the obvious and asserting its opposite.
- Ayhay, köre, bile turğanlay, aqğa qara dep, qalay iynanŋın? Ol Soltannı qızı bolğanına Allah kesi şağatdı."Really, when one sees and knows it, how can you believe someone who calls white black? God himself is witness that she is Soltan's daughter."
- Körügüz munu aythanın! Da aqğa qara dep turğan adam bla dawlaşmay ne etgin?"Just listen to what he says! What can you do but argue with a man who keeps calling white black?"
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary