qulağın qızdırırğa
/qulaʁɯn qɯzdɯrɯrʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make someone's ear burn
Intended meaning
To speak badly of someone in their absence, criticizing or abusing them behind their back.
- Qoy, kereksizge qulağın qızdırma.Stop it, don't go running him down for no reason.
- Kesi sovhoznu baş zootehnigidi. Meni ua qulaqlarım qızdıla: Kesim bir qara tuwarçı, üyde üç sabiyim.He himself is the state farm's head zootechnician. But my ears were burning: I am just a plain cattleman, with three children at home.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary