baş madarın körürge
/baʃ madarɯn køryrɡe/
Literal translation
to see the means of one's head
Intended meaning
To take steps to protect oneself from danger; to look out for one's own safety.
- Turmağız, çığıb, baş madarığıznı körügüz, terek bahçada atlağa minigiz! Bar, Çoppak, kabinetden uşkoklanı çığar, – dedi Elbuzduq."Don't just stand there, get out and see to your own safety, mount the horses in the orchard! Go, Choppak, bring the rifles out of the study," said Elbuzduq.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 96