awuzdan qatı
/awuzdan qatɯ/
Literal translation
hard from the mouth
Intended meaning
Articulate and forceful in speech; able to argue confidently and stand up for oneself in words.
- Südge kirgende, awuzdan qatı bolmasaŋ, etmegen zatıŋa oquna jeŋdirib qoyarğa bolluqsa.When you go into court, if you are not sharp-tongued, they may well pin on you even something you did not do.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 66