qan qusma
/qan qusma/
Literal translation
do not vomit blood
Intended meaning
A sharp rebuke telling someone to stop arguing, keep quiet and do as they are told.
- Men şoför kurslağa barama, – dep, qızı qatı boldu. Alay anası, söznü qısha saldı da: «Qan qusma», – dep qoydu."I am going to the driver's courses," her daughter insisted. But her mother cut the matter short and said: "Don't talk back."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 290