azıw tiş çığarğa
/azɯw tiʃ tʃɯʁarʁa/
Literal translation
to cut a back tooth
Intended meaning
To leave childhood behind and become mature and sensible.
- Azıw tişiŋ a çıqğandı, igi-amannı aŋılarça, – dep uruşdu Asiyat Muratha"Your back tooth has come in, enough to tell good from bad," Asiyat scolded Murat.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 23