ataŋı aman közüne
/ataŋɯ aman køzyne/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
into your father's bad eye
Intended meaning
Rude exclamation asserting that the speaker is not afraid of anybody and will not back down.
- Aktivist qarındaşıŋa mahtana bolursa da, ataŋı aman közüne…You may be bragging about your activist brother, but I don't care a bit…
- Ariw aytıb, jalınsaŋ da, Aldatmam seni sözüŋe. Senden da igi jaşla bardıla, Ataŋı aman közüne!Even if you plead with sweet words, I won't be taken in by your talk. There are better lads than you — I'm not afraid of you!
Literal translation
into your father's bad eye
Intended meaning
Said to someone to tell them to go ahead and do whatever they can, holding nothing back.
Variants
- atasını aman közüne
- ataŋı aman közüne joluğayım
- ataŋı aman közüne uçurayım
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 58
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 124