başın awlarğa

/baʃɯn awlarʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

to net the head of

To keep the substance of a matter secret; to gloss over something instead of disclosing it.

Ahmat işni üsünden köb söleşdi, alay kemçilikleni ua aslamısını başın awlab ozdu.Akhmat spoke at length about the matter, but he glossed over most of the shortcomings.
Bu jaşçıq bla bezirey turabız, – dep, Tetuş amanlıqnı başın awlarğa izledi."We keep having trouble with this boy," said Tetush, wanting to hush up the wrongdoing.

to net the head of

To keep many people under one's own authority and make them submit to one's will.

Kiewüŋü da jılı kelgenlikge, sawlay Qaraçaynı başın awlab turğan bir adamdı, aŋa ullu köllülük etseŋ, Allahnı çamlandırırsa, – dedi bir hurta qatın Zahretge."Even though your son-in-law is young, he is a man who holds all of Karachay in his sway; if you treat him with arrogance, you will anger God," one bold woman said to Zakhret.

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