tirmenine suw quyarğa
/tirmenine suw qujarʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to pour water onto someone's mill
Intended meaning
To side with someone and back them up in both word and deed; often said of unwittingly serving an opponent's interests.
- Biz temir jol bla transportnu kerekli darajağa çığarallıq tüyülbüzle degen sözle boş sözledile. Ala opportunistleni sözleridile. Jawnu tirmenine suw quyadıla.The words "we cannot bring the railways and transport up to the required level" are empty words. They are the words of opportunists. They pour water onto the enemy's mill.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary