el külkülük bolurğa
/el kylkylyk bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become the village's laughter
Intended meaning
To bring public shame on oneself or another; to become an object of general ridicule and disgrace.
- Keç küzge deri biz mında turub tursaq, kartof, nartüh bahçalarıbız el külkülük bolurla, – dedi Mutay."If we sit here until late autumn, our potato and corn fields will be the laughingstock of the village," said Mutay.
Variants
- el külkülük eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 516