sözü awuzunda qalırğa
/søzy awuzunda qalɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for one's word to remain in one's mouth
Intended meaning
To stop short while speaking, leaving what one was saying unfinished.
- Şabatay, sözü awuzunda qala, arbaz ortasına awdu.Shabatay, his words breaking off unfinished, collapsed in the middle of the yard.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 405