mıyığın qoluna tutdururğa
/mɯjɯʁɯn qoluna tutdururʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make (someone) hold his moustache in their hand
Intended meaning
To fail to show a man the respect due to him; to treat a man dishonourably.
- Qart kişini mıyığın qoluna tutdururğa jararıq tüyüldü, – dedi predsedatel, aythanın eterge kerekdi."It will not do to treat an old man without respect," said the chairman, "we must do as he says."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 359