quru qolğa qaratırğa

/quru qolʁa qaratɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to make someone look at an empty hand

Intended meaning

To show a person no honour and spend nothing on them, so that they come away with nothing.
  • Jaŋı juwuqların ol [Qujon] quru qolğa qaratıb qoymaz.He, Kuzhon, will not leave his new kinsmen empty-handed.

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