at-bet atarğa
/at-bet atarʁa/
Literal translation
to throw name-and-face
Intended meaning
To spread shameful talk about someone and destroy their good name, including by imputing faults they do not have.
- Bileme men sizni qarın awruwuğuznu: ma ol tişirıwçuqğa at-bet atar dıgalasda küreşesiz, – dedi Patiya."I know what is eating at you: there you are, straining to blacken that poor woman's name," said Patiya.
- Bolub a ne bolluqdu, at-bet sanarla, – dep, Dawta mudah aytdı."And what will come of it — they will drag our name through the mud," Dauta said sadly.
Variants
- at-bet sanarğa
- at-bet çığarırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 56
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 41