awuzun da açdırmazğa
/awuzun da atʃdɯrmazʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
not to let someone open their mouth
Intended meaning
To carry out what someone wants promptly and without hesitation, before they even have to ask.
- Tuwduğu appanı jumuşun awuzun da açdırmay etedi.His grandson does his grandfather's errands without the old man even having to ask.
Literal translation
not to let someone open their mouth
Intended meaning
To get the better of someone in an argument so completely that they can say nothing in reply.
- Salih kesini tersligi bolmağanın aytdı, jalğan şağatnı awuzun da açdırmadı.Salih said that he was not at fault, and left the false witness with nothing to say.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 68