aman awuz açma
/aman awuz atʃma/
Literal translation
do not open a bad mouth
Intended meaning
To say something that invites a bad outcome; to predict or wish misfortune onto an undertaking.
- Ket, taŋ alasına aman awuz açma, Mahmutnu tutub a, partizannı: – dedi Mırza."Go on, don't speak ill omens at daybreak, about them catching Makhmut, the partisan," said Myrza.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 40