jazıb tierge
/dʒazɯb tierɡe/
Literal translation
to touch astray
Intended meaning
Of a bullet or shot: to fail to hit what was aimed at and go off to one side.
- Uğay, jaŋıdan atsın, qalay ese da jazıb tiygendi, – dedile."No, let him shoot again, somehow the shot went wide," they said.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 170