başın-qaşın tüerge
/baʃɯn-qaʃɯn tyerɡe/
Literal translation
to knock one's head and brow
Intended meaning
To show disapproval of what someone says or does by frowning and looking sullen.
- Alay buhar börklü başın-qaşın tüydü da, jaş eşikge çıqdı.But the man in the karakul hat scowled, and the young man went out the door.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 107