damırğa qalırğa
/damɯrʁa qalɯrʁa/
Intended meaning
To end up bearing the blame and shame for something and become the object of public talk and trouble.
- Tersligibiz bolmay, damırğa ua biz qalğanbız, – deydi ınna."Though we were not at fault, it is we who ended up in disgrace," says grandmother.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 155
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 84