kümüşçünü kümüşü buzulurğa
/kymyʃtʃyny kymyʃy buzulurʁa/
Literal translation
for the silversmith's silver to be spoiled
Intended meaning
To say something that is not true.
- Alan, kümüşçünü kümüşümü buzulğandı, ne ese da quyruq bulğayıraq körünese, – dedi Ahmat Hızirge."Listen, has the silversmith's silver been spoiled — am I lying? Somehow you look as though you're wagging your tail a bit," Ahmat said to Khyzir.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 277