awuzuna aşarğa
/awuzuna aʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to eat into one's mouth
Intended meaning
To badger someone with constant reproaches and scolding; to snap at a person and give them no peace.
- Bu adamğa söleşib oŋ bolmay qalğandı, awuzuna aşab qoyadı."There's no talking to this man any more — he just bites your head off."
- Nizamı joq, işlerge süymeydi, har kimni awuzuna jutadı.He has no discipline, he doesn't want to work, and he snaps at everyone.
Variants
- awuzuna jutarğa
- awuzuna qabarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 69