til qara tutarğa
/til qara tutarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to hold the tongue black
Intended meaning
To break off speaking with someone out of resentment after a quarrel; to be on non-speaking terms.
- Bir birge til qara tutmağız, haraket kelgen da eter, ketgen da eter, egeçle bolğanığıznı unutmağız.Do not stop speaking to one another; property comes and goes, do not forget that you are sisters.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary