başına onow eterge
/baʃɯna onow eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make a decision for one's head
Intended meaning
To take charge of one's own future and decide how to arrange one's life.
- Siz qalay süysegiz da etigiz, men a busağatdan üyge barıb, baş onowumu eteme, – dedi Sarbiy."Do as you please, but I am going home right now to settle my own life," said Sarbiy.
Variants
- baş onow eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 112