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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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 405