başına kün çaqırırğa, üsüne jel qaqdırırğa
/baʃɯna kyn tʃaqɯrɯrʁa, ysyne dʒel qaqdɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to call the sun onto one's head, to make the wind blow over oneself
Intended meaning
To shirk a job by casting about for a pretext or a way out of it.
- Jılınŋanı bla bu da [Pavel] kesi başına kün çaqırırğa qalğandı.Having warmed up, he too [Pavel] took to looking for excuses of his own.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 111