qarantha körgüztürge
/qarantxa kørɡyztyrɡe/
Intended meaning
To frighten or intimidate someone; to make threats.
- «Bazman qaysı janına jeŋse, Mamu ol janına mine edi», – degenley, ne janı bla da öşün urub, ariw aytır üçün da, qarantha körgüztür üçün da qalmağandıla.As in the saying 'whichever way the scales tipped, Mamu would climb onto that side', they threw their weight about on every side and stopped at nothing, neither at sweet words nor at threats.
Variants
- börü terini körgüztürge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 303