sözü taş jarırğa
/søzy taʃ dʒarɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for one's word to split a stone
Intended meaning
To talk boastfully and harshly, in a way that wounds or offends the person addressed.
- Sizni sözügüz taş jarır. Quwanığız. Kontrolnu süymewçülege olmu amandı?Your words could split a stone. Rejoice. Is that so bad for those who dislike being checked on?
- Leylya, sözleriŋ taşnı eki jarlıqdıla. Mahtançaqsa, – dedi şofer.Leyla, your words would split a stone in two. You are a boaster, said the driver.
Variants
- taşnı eki jarırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 406