biçaq awuzuna salırğa
/bitʃaq awuzuna salɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to put into the knife's mouth
Intended meaning
To put someone in mortal danger.
- E, jaş, anı [Jabrailni] biçaq awuzuna salıb qalay ketesiz da? Allahaqına, başın otha salğansız, – dedi Aminat Harunŋa.Hey, lad, how can you go off and leave him [Dzhabrail] at the knife's edge? In God's name, you have thrown his head into the fire, said Aminat to Harun.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 137