burunun jırdırırğa
/burunun dʒɯrdɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to have one's nose slit
Intended meaning
To wager, staking something on being proved right.
- Jaşasın bu harip jaşçıq, bu bek ullu, oŋlu adam bolmasa, burunumu jırdırırma.Long live this poor lad — if he does not become a very great, powerful man, I will let my nose be slit.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 148