til eterge
/til eterɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
to make tongue
Intended meaning
To set two people against each other by repeating to one what the other said about them.
- Et til, tilçi it! Til etese dep, seni Nanaş ayab qoyar! – dedi Dobay."Go on, tell tales, you tattling dog! Nanash will spare you for it, will he, once you talk!" said Dobay.
- Ol, tawlulanı onowçusuz qoyub, süygenin etgendi. Ne medet, aŋa boluşhan tawlula da tabılğandıla. Ne bla? Bir birden til etib.He left the mountain people without a leader and did as he pleased. Sadly, there were mountaineers who helped him too. How? By informing on one another.
Idiom
Literal translation
to make tongue
Intended meaning
To give away another person's secret or weak spot; to denounce someone.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary