betine qazan qara jağarğa
/betine qazan qara dʒaʁarʁa/
Literal translation
to smear cauldron-soot on someone's face
Intended meaning
To shame and denounce someone publicly, branding them as guilty.
- Bügün gitçe, ullu da jıyılıb, amanlıqçılanı tutub kelib, betlerine qazan qara jağıb, onowçulanı qollarına berirge kerekdile.Today young and old alike should gather, seize the criminals, smear cauldron-soot on their faces, and hand them over to the authorities.
Variants
- betine qazan qara djağarğa
- betine balçıq jağarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 122
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), PDF page 68