başın sılarğa
/baʃɯn sɯlarʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to stroke someone's head
Intended meaning
To speak kindly to someone and treat them with affection or indulgence.
- «Tutmaqlıqnı başha adamlanı hatasından sınağandı», – dep, Çaçiyni başın sılaysız da, kir qondurmaysız üsüne, – dedi Mutay."Saying 'she suffered imprisonment through other people's fault,' you pat Chachiy on the head and let no dirt stick to her," said Mutay.
- Tüz adamlağa, sovet askerçilege qıyınlıq djetdirgen eseŋ, ol zamanda seni başıŋı sılamazla.If you have brought suffering on innocent people and Soviet soldiers, then they will not pat you on the head.
Literal translation
to stroke someone's head
Intended meaning
To let someone off lightly rather than scolding them or judging their work harshly; used chiefly in the negative, of the treatment expected from those in authority.
- Jüyüshan biy, teŋle bolğanıbız sebepli, senden jaşıralmayma. Bu soruwubuzdan mağana çıqmasa, bizni başıbıznı sılamazla.[Gordeyev:] Prince Zhyuyuskhan, since we are friends I cannot hide it from you. If nothing comes of this matter of ours, they will not pat us on the head.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 108
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 63