qara atarğa
/qara atarʁa/
Collocation
Literal translation
to shoot at the black
Intended meaning
To shoot at a mark; to practice marksmanship in a shooting contest.
- Adetde bolğanıça, Geriy ol kün oyunlarına öçle salıb oynatırğa hazırlay edi. Qalğan oyunlanı barından da qara atarğa bek es böle edi.As custom had it, Gerii was that day preparing to put up prizes for his games and have them played. Of all the other games, it was target-shooting he gave the most attention to.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary