awuzunda qılıçı bolğan
/awuzunda qɯlɯtʃɯ bolʁan/
Literal translation
having a sword in one's mouth
Intended meaning
Fearless and forceful in speech; able to speak bluntly and bend others to one's word.
- Bıllay jerde awuzunda qılıçı bolğan adam kerekdi, – dedi birleri."In a place like this you need a man with a sword in his mouth," said one of them.
- Allay, ariw söleşgen, aythanına birsileni da boysundura bilgen adamğa «awuzunda qılıçı bolğan» degendile.Such a person, who speaks well and can make others submit to his word, they called "one with a sword in his mouth".
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 72