obur – qarşısına öç
/obur – qarʃɯsɯna øtʃ/
Literal translation
a witch is greedy for the one across from her
Intended meaning
Said of someone who vents their malice on the people closest to them — their own household and kin — rather than on outsiders.
- Obur – qarşısına öç dep, sen da maŋa qadalıb turmasaŋ bolmaymıdı?"As they say, a witch goes after whoever is nearest — must you too keep picking on me?"
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 368