sözü jer jarırğa

/søzy dʒer dʒarɯrʁa/

Literal translation

for one's word to split the ground

Intended meaning

To address someone unjustly and bitterly; to lash out with cutting, wounding words.
  • Sen qartsa, sabır bol! Kimge tayaq kötürese? Olturğan jeriŋden örge qobalmay turasa! Sözüŋ a jerni jaradı.You are old, calm down! At whom are you raising a stick? You cannot even rise from the spot where you are sitting! And yet your words split the ground.

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