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.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 340