qara çöpge tüşerge
/qara tʃøpɡe tyʃerɡe/
Literal translation
to fall on the black straw
Intended meaning
To get a bad name among people who are displeased about something; to be singled out as the one to blame.
- 1943 jılda qara çöpge tüşgen bir qawum milletni birgelerine qaraçaylılanı da sürgünŋe Orta Aziyağa aşıradıla.In 1943, together with a number of peoples who had fallen into disfavour, the Karachays too were sent into exile in Central Asia.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 303