quyruğuŋu qısıb tur
/qujruʁuŋu qɯsɯb tur/
Literal translation
keep your tail tucked
Intended meaning
To remain frightened and submissive, keeping quiet and out of the way.
- Sen kiçi eseŋ, qurmanlıq qaŋanı bek qıyırında olturub, quyruğuŋu qısıb tur. Hurmetli tamata, seni eslep, küygen qoy qulaqnı uzata ese ua, kesiŋden nasıplığa kişini da sanama. Kiçini qadarı alaydı.If you are the younger one, sit at the very edge of the sacrificial-feast table and keep your tail tucked. And if the honoured elder notices you and passes you the roasted sheep's ear, then count no one luckier than yourself. Such is the lot of the junior.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 331