ayağın mararğa
/ajaʁɯn mararʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to take aim at someone's foot
Intended meaning
To secretly watch for someone's weak moment in order to harm them or bring them down.
- Gitler, jaşırın itça, bizni ayağıbıznı mararğa izlegendi.Hitler, like a stealthy dog, sought to lie in wait for us.
- Aliy bla Mustafa, işlerin qoyub, bizni ayağıbıznı marab aylanadıla deb, men iynanama.I believe that Aliy and Mustafa have dropped their own work and are going about lying in wait for us.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary