tilin tutdurturğa
/tilin tutdurturʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to make someone hold their tongue
Intended meaning
To frighten someone into falling silent; to leave someone with nothing to say.
- Ol keziwde Çepellew huna artından başın qaratdı da, Gordanı tilin tutdurtdu.At that moment Chepellew looked out from behind the wall and silenced Gorda.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary