kesi qabırında kesi jatarğa
/kesi qabɯrɯnda kesi dʒatarʁa/
Literal translation
to lie in one's own grave oneself
Intended meaning
Each person bears responsibility for their own sins and wrongs and will personally pay for them; no one else answers in their place.
- Meni andan haparım joqdu. Kesi qabırıŋda kesiŋ jatarıqsa, – dedi Zaynaf Jabrailge."I know nothing about that. You will lie in your own grave yourself," Zaynaf said to Jabrail.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 235