başın el sözlük eterge
/baʃɯn el søzlyk eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make someone's head the village dictionary
Intended meaning
To bring public shame on someone, making them the object of everyone's gossip.
- Janım sawluqda seni üy bolub körsem, kesimi anda tınç jatarıq sunama. Ahır bolluq iş ese, başıŋı el sözlük etib aylanmay, urub etib qoyarğa kerekdi, – dedi Harun."If I could see you married while I am still alive, I think I would rest easy there. If the thing is going to happen in the end, then instead of going about making yourself the talk of the village, it should be done at once," said Harun.
Variants
- başın el damırlıq eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 109