jağasın jırtdırırğa
/dʒaʁasɯn dʒɯrtdɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to let one's collar be torn
Intended meaning
To argue fiercely and refuse to give in, defending one's words, one's cause, or one's innocence.
- Bek tüzü ua, bayam, Aminatıŋ artıq adam jağasın jırtdırırça tişirıw bolmaz.But the plain truth is, most likely, that your Aminat is not the sort of woman an outsider would go to the wall for.
- Men urlamağanma sağatnı dep, Tahir jağasın jırtdırıb, kesin horlatmay ketdi.Saying "I did not steal the watch," Tahir argued fiercely and left without letting himself be beaten.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 168
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 71