börü awuzu baylatırğa
/børy awuzu bajlatɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to have the wolf's mouth tied
Intended meaning
To protect livestock from wolves by reciting a prayer or working a charm so that the wolf cannot eat them.
- Börü awuzun baylatayım dep, biyçege barğanma da, qoy, qoy, men alada bir uşhuwur kördüm.I went to the lady to have the wolf's mouth tied, and — oh my, oh my — what a supper I had at their place!
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 124