halı eşerge
/xalɯ eʃerɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
to twist thread
Intended meaning
To cast about for an excuse to pick a quarrel or stir up a fuss.
- İgi içgenden sora, birle halı eşerge boldula.After a good deal of drinking, some of them began looking for a pretext.
Idiom
Literal translation
to twist thread
Intended meaning
To form a hope or intention regarding something; to have designs on it.
Variants
- huyun eşerge
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary