awuzun jetdirirge
/awuzun dʒetdirirɡe/
Literal translation
to make one's mouth reach
Intended meaning
To speak ill of someone behind their back; to gossip about a person disparagingly.
- Aman adam kesine jetgenŋe, jetmegenŋe da awuzun jetdirirge öç boladı.A bad person is eager to badmouth anyone, whether they have wronged him or not.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 69