börkün teren kierge
/børkyn teren kierɡe/
Literal translation
to wear one's hat deep
Intended meaning
Of a man: to be in the wrong, to bear guilt or blame for something.
- Börküŋü teren kiymegin, jigit, – dedi Ayjarıq tawça."Don't pull your hat down low, brave lad," said Ayzharyq in the mountain manner.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 124