ayaq tübün jalarğa
/ajaq tybyn dʒalarʁa/
Literal translation
to lick the underside of someone's foot
Intended meaning
To grovel before someone and flatter them insincerely in order to win favour.
- Aydabollanı ayaq tüplerin jalawçu, tışına çıqğanlarında, eteklerin kötürüb aylanıwçu Hasawları, kiritge salıb, satar edile.Their Khasau folk, who licked the soles of the Aydabollas' feet and lifted the hems of their skirts whenever they went outside, would lock them up and sell them.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 85