başı külküge qalırğa
/baʃɯ kylkyɡe qalɯrʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's head to be left to laughter
Intended meaning
To be publicly ridiculed, becoming an object of mockery for the whole community.
- Har zamanda da oyun bla, çam bla horlab çığıwçu Çöpellewnü başı külküge qaldı.Chöpellew, who had always come out on top with jokes and banter, became a laughingstock.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary