oba qazığı bolurğa
/oba qazɯʁɯ bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become the stake of a burial mound
Intended meaning
To stand up straight and stay standing stiffly in place, typically in someone's way.
- Jigit jaş, qoy sanamay eseŋ, eşik üsüne oba qazığı bolub turma da, bu jahanimden arı bir çıqmağa qoy [südden].Brave lad, if you do not take me for a sheep, don't stand planted in the doorway — let me get out of this hell just once [out of the court].
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 368