betin qalay çığarır
/betin qalaj tʃɯʁarɯr/
Literal translation
how will he bring out his face
Intended meaning
Used rhetorically of someone who ought to be ashamed: how can he face other people after what he has done?
- «Muhtar ölgen ese, men halqğa betimi qalay çığarlıqma?» – dedi."If Mukhtar is dead, how will I ever face the people?" she said.
- Sen teŋleriŋe betiŋi ne aytıb körgüztürükse? – dedi Zuhura Awbekirge."And what will you say to show your face to your friends?" Zukhura said to Aubekir.
Variants
- betin qalay körgüztür
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 121