awuz qara tutarğa
/awuz qara tutarʁa/
Literal translation
to hold a black mouth
Intended meaning
To take offense at someone and stop speaking to them, going about in cold, resentful silence.
- Safira, jançığım, ...sen menden boş awuz qara tutasa."Safira, my dear, ...you are sulking at me for nothing."
- Endi men, Safarğa awuz qara tutub, qıynarıq tüyülme."Now I am not going to torment Safar by sulking at him."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 65
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 46