ayaq tübüne atarğa
/ajaq tybyne atarʁa/
Literal translation
to throw under (one's) foot
Intended meaning
To treat someone with contempt, degrade them, and cheapen their human dignity.
- Namısımı Safarnı ayaq tübüne atıb, sizde öhtem aylanalmaz edim, – dedi Şaraw."Having thrown my honor under Safar's feet, I could not walk proudly among you," said Sharau.
- Da sora, bile da turğanlay, kesi nasıbıŋı ayaq tübüŋe salıb nek maltaysa?"Then why, knowing full well, do you put your own happiness underfoot and trample it?"
Variants
- ayaq tüpge atarğa
- ayaq tübüne salırğa
- ayaq tübüne maltarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 85