tiş bilewge qayraq bolurğa

/tiʃ bilewɡe qajraq bolurʁa/

Idiom

Literal translation

to be a whetstone for sharpening teeth

To be filled with anger and ready to pay someone back for a wrong.

Tawjannı qayğısına da qayğı qoşub, anı nögerlerine ua tişlerin bilerge qayraq berib, eki janına qarıwsuz awnay, üyü taba buruldu [efendi].Adding grief to Tauzhan's grief, and giving her companions a whetstone to sharpen their teeth on, [the efendi] turned toward his house, swaying feebly from side to side.

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