sözün eterge
/søzyn eterɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make someone's word
Intended meaning
To spread disparaging talk one has heard about a person among other people; to backbite.
- Adamnı sözün eterge men alay açıq adamladan tüyülme.I am not such a brash person as to gossip about someone.
- Kesibizden abadanlanı sözlerin etgenni qoy, anı üsünden söleşirge da tartına edik.Never mind gossiping about those older than us — we were too shy even to speak about it.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary