adam öltürmey, qan berirge
/adam øltyrmej, qan berirɡe/
Literal translation
to pay blood price without having killed anyone
Intended meaning
To land in trouble through one's own malicious or careless tongue.
- Aman awuzlu Halimat, adam öltürmey, qan bergen degenley bolğandı.Foul-mouthed Halimat ended up, as they say, paying blood price without having killed anyone.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 20