kesin ortağa atarğa
/kesin ortaʁa atarʁa/
Literal translation
to throw oneself into the middle
Intended meaning
To insert oneself between people who are arguing, in order to settle the dispute.
- Şeşa limonadmı oğese gara suwmu? – dep sordu ofitsiantka. – Uğay, uğay... ağından. – Allay bir köp bolluqdu. Kerek tüyüldü, – dep, Salim kesin ortağa atdı."Is the bottle lemonade or mineral water?" the waitress asked. "No, no... the white one." "That will be far too much. There's no need," said Salim, stepping in between them.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 237