quyruğun çık eterge
/qujruʁun tʃɯk eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make its tail stick straight up
Intended meaning
Of cattle or other animals: to hold the tail bolt upright and stiff, as when startled or bolting.
- Qızıl qaşha buzowçuq, quyruğun da çık etib, orunŋa taşaydı.The little red white-blazed calf, its tail stuck bolt upright, disappears into its stall.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 331