qazan qara jağarğa
/qazan qara dʒaʁarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to smear cauldron soot
Intended meaning
To put someone to shame and dishonor them in front of others; to speak ill of them.
- Ma anıça bir qawumla halqnı betine qazan qara jağıb qoyadıla.There are some like him who simply smear cauldron soot on the face of the people.
Variants
- uyalmağan betge — qazan qara
Sources
Show sources
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary