çuwun çığarmazğa
/tʃuwun tʃɯʁarmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to let one's sound out
Intended meaning
To stay completely silent; to refrain from saying anything or putting in a word.
- Bir kişi da çuwun çığarmadı. «Azçıq da arımağanma», – dedi Vadik, ansı qalğanlarıbız çuw da çığarmadıq.Not a single person made a sound. "I'm not the least bit tired," said Vadik, while the rest of us did not utter a peep.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 496