jerge qaratmazğa
/dʒerɡe qaratmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to make (someone) look at the ground
Intended meaning
To avoid bringing shame on someone; to keep another's honour and dignity intact.
- Saw bol, jerge qaratmağansa. Ayjarıqğa kesiŋi süydürgense. Holamlı keldi da, külkülük bolub ketdi derik tüyüldüle.Thank you, you have not disgraced us. You made Ayzharyk fond of you. No one will say the Kholam man came and turned into a laughing-stock.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 196