borbayın tüşürürge
/borbajɯn tyʃyryrɡe/
Literal translation
to make someone's hamstring drop
Intended meaning
To throw someone into confusion and dismay; to dishearten and demoralize a person.
- Qoy, qoy, awuzuŋu çayqa! Aman quwum etib, adamnı borbayın tüşürme. Seni Allah ursun! – dey edi birleri.Stop it, stop it, rinse your mouth out! Don't go spreading bad news and unnerving people. God strike you! – one of them kept saying.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 141