qulaq turğuzurğa
/qulaq turʁuzurʁa/
Literal translation
to raise the ears
Intended meaning
To listen attentively and grow alert to what is being said or happening around one.
- Ne zatha qulaqlarığıznı turğuzub aylanasız? – dedi Sosran üyünü qatındağılağa."What are you all going about with your ears pricked up for?" said Sosran to the people beside his house.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 335