qolun artha tutarğa
/qolun artxa tutarʁa/
Literal translation
to hold one's hand behind one
Intended meaning
To take what belongs to others; to be light-fingered, to be a thief.
- Student qızğa ayıp tüyülmüdü qolun artha tutarğa?Isn't it a disgrace for a student girl to steal?
- Sabiy zamanında Asiyat qolun artından almawçu edi, endi ol qılığı joqdu.When she was a child Asiyat used to be light-fingered, but now she no longer has that habit.
Variants
- qolun artından almazğa
- qolu çibi bolurğa (къарач.)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 325