başına taş bla urğança eterge
/baʃɯna taʃ bla urʁantʃa eterɡe/
Literal translation
to do as if striking someone's head with a stone
Intended meaning
To throw someone into confusion or dismay by doing something to them while they are unaware and unprepared.
- Tohta!... Başıma taş bla urğança etib ketme!"Stop! Don't go off leaving me as if you'd struck my head with a stone!"
- Qara mıŋa, başıma taş bla urğança etdi da qoydu."Look at him — he went and caught me completely off guard."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 112
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 49