qol başından qararğa
/qol baʃɯndan qararʁa/
Literal translation
to look from the top of the hand
Intended meaning
To carry oneself proudly and look down on others; to act superior.
- Buzulmasın Örüzmekni bet qanı. Olturğanda, ortançığa sanalsın, Söleşgende, qol başından qarasın.May Öryuzmek's honour not be marred. When he sits, let him be counted among the middlemost; when he speaks, let him speak with his head held high.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 316