qanı halaldı
/qanɯ xalaldɯ/
Idiom
Literal translation
their blood is lawful
Intended meaning
Of a person: whatever is done to them, even killing them, carries no guilt, because they have brought it on themselves and deserve it.
- Seni busağat bılayda oquna tamamlab qoysaq da, qanıbız halaldı, – dedi Tattüwka Temirbaşha."Even if we finished you off right here on the spot, no sin would be on us," Tattüuka said to Temirbash.
- Anı için bıçaq bla jarıb qoysala da, qanı halal edi.Even if they slit his belly open with a knife, no guilt would fall on them.
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