at-bet atarğa

/at-bet atarʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

to throw name-and-face

To spread shameful talk about someone and destroy their good name, including by imputing faults they do not have.

Bileme men sizni qarın awruwuğuznu: ma ol tişirıwçuqğa at-bet atar dıgalasda küreşesiz, – dedi Patiya."I know what is eating at you: there you are, straining to blacken that poor woman's name," said Patiya.
Bolub a ne bolluqdu, at-bet sanarla, – dep, Dawta mudah aytdı."And what will come of it — they will drag our name through the mud," Dauta said sadly.

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