jılqımdan tay tut
/dʒɯlqɯmdan taj tut/
Idiom · Formula
Literal translation
catch a foal (a stallion) from my horse herd
Intended meaning
Said in defiance to someone making threats: go ahead and do whatever you are able to do, I do not care and I am not afraid of you.
- Barsınla da, sora jılqımdan tay tutsunla.Let them go ahead, then, and do their worst.
- Jılqımdan ajir tut, men senden qorqmayma!Do your worst — I am not afraid of you!
Variants
- jılqımdan ajir tut
- jılqımı sür
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary