qazan qara jağarğa
/qazan qara dʒaʁarʁa/
Literal translation
to smear cauldron soot
Intended meaning
To put someone to shame and dishonour them in front of others; to speak ill of them.
- Ma anıça bir qawumla halqnı betine qazan qara jağıb qoyadıla.There are some like him who simply smear cauldron soot on the face of the people.
Variants
- uyalmağan betge — qazan qara
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 285
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 144