awuzu balta bla urub jarılırğa
/awuzu balta bla urub dʒarɯlɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for one's mouth to be split open by a blow of an axe
Intended meaning
To be unable to stand up for oneself or to speak up aptly when it matters.
- «Meni awuzum balta bla jarılmağan uşaydı da?"It seems my mouth was not split open with an axe, was it?"
Variants
- awuzu taşha tiyib jarılırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 66