Karachay

tüb alırğa

/tyb alɯrʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

to take the bottom

Intended meaning

To find out something hidden or secret; to get to the bottom of a matter.
  • Tüb alırğa süygeni juqlata bolmaz ansı, Zabida, keçe köz qısmay, taŋ athınçı tiyreni joqlab çıqdı.It must have been her wish to get to the bottom of it that kept her from sleeping — Zabida did not close her eyes all night, and went round the neighborhood before dawn.

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