tüb bilirge
/tyb bilirɡe/
Idiom
Literal translation
to know the bottom
Intended meaning
To learn in secret what someone is keeping hidden; to gather concealed information about a person.
- Sora, tübün bilir muratda, ol kesi soruw alıb tebiredi.Then, meaning to get to the bottom of it, he began questioning them himself.
- Sledovatel jaşha soruwla berib, anı nögerlerini üsünden tüb bildi.By putting questions to the boy, the investigator found out in secret about his companions.
Variants
- tüb tabarğa
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary