aman közüne joluğayım
/aman køzyne dʒoluʁajɯm/
Literal translation
may I run into his evil eye
Intended meaning
Said in defiance to show that the speaker is not afraid of the person in question and does not care what he may do.
- İgini kölüne tierme dep qorqama ansı, ol seni «mamuŋu» ua aman közüne joluğayım, – dep, Qaspot az ışardı."I'm only afraid of hurting a good man's feelings, but that 'boss' of yours — I don't fear him at all," said Kaspot with a slight smile.
- Osman bir jetse ua, üç çalğıçı bolluqbuz. Dügerbiyni aman közüne uçurayım, – dep, İbrahim da köl ete edi."Once Osman gets here, there will be three of us mowing. I'm not afraid of Dyugerbiy," Ibrahim said, taking heart.
Variants
- aman közüne uçurayım
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 41