qara saban sürürge
/qara saban syryrɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
to plow the black field
Intended meaning
To scheme against someone behind their back, watching for a chance to do them harm.
- İymansız deb a – uruçulağa, sayaqlağa, honşularına qara saban sürgenlege aytadıla."Godless" — that is what they call thieves, vagrants, and those who scheme against their neighbors.
- Tohta, aşıqmasınla, maŋa qara saban sürüb aylanŋanlağa Allahutala kesi tözmez.Wait, let them not be in such a hurry — God Himself will not put up with those who go about plotting against me.
Idiom
Literal translation
to plow the black field
Intended meaning
To malign someone, running them down and blackening their name.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary