başın alırğa

/baʃɯn alɯrʁa/

This expression has 3 meanings.

Literal translation

to take one's head

To extricate oneself from a question or accusation by talking, making excuses, or changing the subject.

Sapiyatnı, soruwğa tüz juwab bermey, başın alırğa tebiregenin esledi.He noticed that Sapiyat, instead of answering the question straight, was starting to talk her way out of it.
Oğay, ollahiy, men aladan başımı alıb qaçıb aylanama.No, by God, I keep dodging them and running away.

to take one's head

To get out of a great misfortune or calamity alive; to save oneself.

Mından da ala başların alıb, anı üçün qaçhanları haqdı.It is certain that here too they fled in order to save their own skins.

to take one's head

To be concerned only with one's own affairs and to take no care for anyone else.

Süyseŋ öl, süyseŋ qal, kişi çaçın jırtmaz, har kim başın alıb aylanŋan zamanda kim kimni küseydi."Die if you like, live if you like — nobody will tear their hair over it; when everyone is out for themselves, who cares about whom?"

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