başın sözge qaldırırğa

/baʃɯn søzɡe qaldɯrɯrʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

to leave someone's head to talk

To bring public shame on someone, making them the object of the community's gossip and reproach.

Sen da maŋa berne kiydirmezge muratmı etese, janım, Allah aytmasın, honşularıma başımı sözge qaldırlıqsa.[Ariuzhan:] Do you really intend not to give me a dowry, my dear? God forbid — you will make me a disgrace before my neighbors.

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