başın qaşıtırğa
/baʃɯn qaʃɯtɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to make someone scratch their head
Intended meaning
To leave someone no way out, forcing them into a helpless position where they must give in.
- Basian atalanı, qarındaşlanı başların qaşıthan, börklerin arba gudulaşhalağa urdurğan ol edi.It was he who backed the Basian fathers and brothers into a corner and had their caps snatched by cart thieves.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 107