otha atarğa
/otxa atarʁa/
Literal translation
to throw (oneself) into the fire
Intended meaning
To let no one get the better of one; to dig in stubbornly and refuse even to hear the matter out.
- Bir iŋirde Nazir, Marziyatnı da qolundan tutub, tamatalağa kelgenin körgen adamla bardıla, – dedi Safar. Alay anı sağınsam, Tata kesin otha atadı...There are people who saw Nazir come to the elders one evening, leading Marziyat by the hand, – said Safar. But the moment I mention it, Tata throws herself into the fire...
Variants
- kesin otha atarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 381