başına çibin qondurmazğa
/baʃɯna tʃibin qondurmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to let a fly land on someone's head
Intended meaning
To guard and shield someone, keeping all harm away from them.
- Sen a, – dedi Bekbolat qartha, – mından közüŋü alma. Başına çibin qondurma."And you," Bekbolat said to the old man, "do not take your eyes off him. Do not let a fly land on his head."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 113