közün awuzuna qapdırırğa

/køzyn awuzuna qapdɯrɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to make one's eye be snapped up by one's mouth

To receive a harsh, wounding reply — a curse or cutting retort — from someone one never expected it from.

Aha! – degendi Gilyastan, – Közümü awuzuma qapdırdı Şırdan!"Aha!" said Gilyastan, "Shyrdan threw a stinging retort in my face!"

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