boyununa biçaq salırğa
/bojununa bitʃaq salɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to lay a knife on its neck
Intended meaning
To butcher a domestic animal or bird; to kill it for meat.
- Uğay, uğay, qarasırt tanaçıqnı, közüm qıyıb, boyununa biçaq salallıq tüyülme! – dedi Çıppık."No, no, I could never bring myself to put the knife to that dark-backed little calf's neck!" said Chyppyk.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 143