itden alıb, itge salırğa
/itden alɯb, itɡe salɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to take (someone) off one dog and set them on another dog
Intended meaning
To criticize someone harshly and at length; to speak ill of a person, running them down without mercy.
- Qartla kef jaşnı itden alıb, itge saladıla.The old men run the drunken young man down without mercy.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 226