kesi başından sınasın
/kesi baʃɯndan sɯnasɯn/
Literal translation
let him feel it from his own head
Intended meaning
Said as a curse wishing that whoever blames or mocks the speaker end up in the very same plight the speaker is in.
- Sabiyleni bir köre barayım. Bu kefim bla ua qalay? Toydan kelmeyme. Külgen kesi başından sınasın!Let me go and see the children. But how, in this state of mine? I am not coming from a wedding. Let whoever laughs feel it on his own head!
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 234