kör qazarğa
/kør qazarʁa/
Literal translation
to dig a grave
Intended meaning
To scheme against someone and work to bring harm or ruin upon them.
- Birewge kör qazsaŋ, kesiŋ tüşerse.If you dig a grave for someone else, you will fall into it yourself.
- Sen altın qala işlerge qatışama dep, jaşıŋa, oğurlu anabızğa kör qazıb qalay ketdiŋ?Saying that you were joining in to build a golden castle, how could you go off after digging a grave for your son, for our kind mother?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 269