südlük-jolluq bolurğa

/sydlyk-dʒolluq bolurʁa/

Literal translation

to become a court-and-road affair

To take a matter or quarrel to law, and so end up entangled in court proceedings and their troubles.

Sırbıt özeni Örüzmekni saban jerleri bolub qalğan edile. Jarnes unutmağandı, ellile köp kere qawğa etgen edile, Örüzmek bla südlük-jolluq da bolğandıla.The Syrbyt valley had ended up as Yoryuzmek's ploughland. Zharnes had not forgotten it; the villagers had quarrelled over it many times, and they had even gone to court with Yoryuzmek.
Südlük-jolluq bolurğa başlağansız, süyüb aytama, balalarığızğa saq boluğuz!You have begun to land yourselves in court trouble; I say it meaning well — look after your children!

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